Where does “kampusalue” come from?

kampusalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampus, from English campus, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kampusalue (Finnish): campus area, campus region, campus

Definitions

  1. campus area, campus region, campus

Ancestry of “kampusalue”, step by step

kampusalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kampus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampuscampus
2EnglishcampusThe grounds or property of a school, college,...
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-