Where does “länsiluode” come from?

länsiluode (Finnish) comes from Finnish luode, from Proto-Finnic loodeh, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

länsiluode (Finnish): west-northwest

Definitions

  1. west-northwest

Ancestry of “länsiluode”, step by step

länsiluode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluodenorthwest; ebb
2Proto-Finnicloodehnorthwest-west
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish länsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlänsiwest; the West
2Proto-Finniclänciwest
3Proto-Finniclancilowland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →
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