Where does “kaavanimistö” come from?

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

kaavanimistö (Finnish): the (place) names used officially in city/town/zoning plans

Definitions

  1. the (place) names used officially in city/town/zoning plans

Ancestry of “kaavanimistö”, step by step

kaavanimistö 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 nimistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnimistönomenclature
2Finnishniminame
3Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Finnish kaava →