Where does “ilmansuunta” come from?

ilmansuunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilma, from Proto-Finnic ilma, from Proto-Uralic ilma — sky, heaven; ? weather; ? god.

ilmansuunta (Finnish): compass point, point

Definitions

  1. compass point, point

Ancestry of “ilmansuunta”, step by step

ilmansuunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmaair; weather
2Proto-Finnicilmaair; sky; weather
3Proto-Uralicilmasky, heaven; ? weather; ? god

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path

Words derived from “ilmansuunta”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ilma →Every word from Proto-Finnic ilma →Every word from Finnish ilma →
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