Where does “areaalilingvistiikka” come from?

areaalilingvistiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish areaalinen, from Latin arealis, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

areaalilingvistiikka (Finnish): areal linguistics study of areal features of language

Definitions

  1. areal linguistics study of areal features of language

Ancestry of “areaalilingvistiikka”, step by step

areaalilingvistiikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish areaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishareaalinenareal
2Latinarealisof or pertaining to a threshing floor
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Finnish lingvistiikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlingvistiikkalinguistics
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-