Where does “arovyöhyke” come from?

arovyöhyke (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyöhyke, from Finnish vyöhyt, from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

arovyöhyke (Finnish): steppe zone, steppe belt

Definitions

  1. steppe zone, steppe belt

Ancestry of “arovyöhyke”, step by step

arovyöhyke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyöhyke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöhykezone
2Finnishvyöhytbelt, especially a decorated belt
3Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
4Proto-Finnicvööbelt
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish aro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharosteppe; humid or swampy meadow or plain
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
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