Where does “alueittainen” come from?

alueittainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alueittain, from Finnish alue, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

alueittainen (Finnish): regional

Definitions

  1. regional

Ancestry of “alueittainen”, step by step

alueittainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alueittain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalueittainby area, by region
2Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
3Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
4Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ →Every word from Finnish alue →