Where does “kenttäviiva” come from?

kenttäviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenttä, from Proto-Samic kientē — meadow, field.

kenttäviiva (Finnish): field line

Definitions

  1. field line

Ancestry of “kenttäviiva”, step by step

kenttäviiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field

via Finnish viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-

Words derived from “kenttäviiva

Every word from Proto-Samic kientē