Where does “länsirannikko” come from?

länsirannikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish rannikko, from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

länsirannikko (Finnish): western coast, west coast

Definitions

  1. western coast, west coast

Ancestry of “länsirannikko”, step by step

länsirannikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rannikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrannikkocoast
2FinnishRantaAny of a number of small places in Finland
3Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
4Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
5Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
6Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish länsi

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

Words derived from “länsirannikko”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →