Where does “länsilounas” come from?

länsilounas (Finnish) comes from Finnish länsi, from Proto-Finnic länci, from Proto-Finnic lanci — lowland.

länsilounas (Finnish): west-southwest

Definitions

  1. west-southwest

Ancestry of “länsilounas”, step by step

länsilounas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish länsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlänsiwest; the West
2Proto-Finniclänciwest
3Proto-Finniclancilowland

via Finnish lounas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlounassouthwest; lunch
2Proto-Finniclounas
Every word from Proto-Finnic lanciEvery word from Proto-Finnic länciEvery word from Finnish länsi
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