Where does “kaavoitusalue” come from?

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

kaavoitusalue (Finnish): planning area, zoning area

Definitions

  1. planning area, zoning area

Ancestry of “kaavoitusalue”, step by step

kaavoitusalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaavoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavoituszoning, town planning
2Finnishkaavoittaato zone
3Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
4Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Finnish kaava →