Where does “baskimaakunta” come from?

baskimaakunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish baski, from French Basque, from Latin vasco, from Latin Vascones, from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες — Vascons.

baskimaakunta (Finnish): Basque province

Definitions

  1. Basque province

Ancestry of “baskimaakunta”, step by step

baskimaakunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish baski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbaskia Basque; the Basque language
2FrenchBasqueBasque person of either gender
3LatinvascoVascon
4LatinVasconesVascones
5Ancient GreekΟὐάσκωνεςVascons

via Finnish maakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaakuntacounty, province, region
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Ancient Greek ΟὐάσκωνεςEvery word from Latin VasconesEvery word from Latin vasco