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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

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

Words derived from “ilmansuunta”

  • väli-ilmansuunta
  • pääilmansuunta
Every word from Proto-Uralic ilma →