Where does “länsisuomenkarja” come from?

länsisuomenkarja (Finnish) comes from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

länsisuomenkarja (Finnish): Western Finncattle

Definitions

  1. Western Finncattle

Ancestry of “länsisuomenkarja”, step by step

länsisuomenkarja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarjacattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier
2Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish länsi

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

via Finnish suomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuomiThe Finnish language; Third-person singular...
2Proto-Finnicsoomiperson from Southwest Finland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-