Where does “lähialue” come from?

lähialue (Finnish) comes from Finnish alue, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

lähialue (Finnish): vicinity

Definitions

  1. vicinity

Ancestry of “lähialue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ

Words derived from “lähialue

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀEvery word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀEvery word from Finnish alue
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