Where does “kaavanimi” come from?

kaavanimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaava, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

kaavanimi (Finnish): a (place) name used officially in a city/town/zoning plan

Definitions

  1. a (place) name used officially in a city/town/zoning plan

Ancestry of “kaavanimi”, step by step

kaavanimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
2Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Finnish kaava →