Where does “länsimaistaa” come from?

länsimaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish länsimainen, from Finnish länsimaa, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

länsimaistaa (Finnish): To westernize

Definitions

  1. To westernize

Ancestry of “länsimaistaa”, step by step

länsimaistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish länsimainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlänsimainenwestern, occidental
2FinnishlänsimaaA western country
3Finnishmääbaa; I
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “länsimaistaa”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →