Where does “länsiryhmä” come from?

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

länsiryhmä (Finnish): western bloc

Definitions

  1. western bloc

Ancestry of “länsiryhmä”, step by step

länsiryhmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish länsi

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

via Finnish ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup
Every word from Proto-Finnic lanci →Every word from Proto-Finnic länci →Every word from Finnish länsi →