Where does “alppitasavalta” come from?

alppitasavalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish alppi, from German Albwin, from Old High German wini, from Proto-West Germanic wini, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

alppitasavalta (Finnish): Alp republic nickname for Austria, sometimes also used of Switzerland

Definitions

  1. Alp republic nickname for Austria, sometimes also used of Switzerland

Ancestry of “alppitasavalta”, step by step

alppitasavalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalppialp
2GermanAlbwin—
3Old High Germanwinifriend
4Proto-West Germanicwinifriend
5Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Finnish tasavalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasavaltarepublic
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wini →