Where does “lössiylänkö” come from?

lössiylänkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lössi, from German Löss, from Alemannic German lösch, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lössiylänkö (Finnish): loess upland

Definitions

  1. loess upland

Ancestry of “lössiylänkö”, step by step

lössiylänkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lössi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlössigroup of people; loess
2GermanLössloess
3Alemannic Germanlöschloose; mild
4Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
5Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Finnish ylänkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylänköhighlands
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →