Where does “länsiluoteinen” come from?

länsiluoteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoteinen, 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.

länsiluoteinen (Finnish): west-northwestern

Definitions

  1. west-northwestern

Ancestry of “länsiluoteinen”, step by step

länsiluoteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluoteinennorthwestern
2Finnishluodenorthwest; ebb
3Proto-Finnicloodehnorthwest-west
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-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 →