Where does “kasvillisuusalue” come from?

kasvillisuusalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvillisuus, from Finnish kasvillinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kasvillisuusalue (Finnish): vegetation area, floral region

Definitions

  1. vegetation area, floral region

Ancestry of “kasvillisuusalue”, step by step

kasvillisuusalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvillisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvillisuusvegetation
2Finnishkasvillinenvegetative pertaining to plants
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen