Where does “levähdysalue” come from?

levähdysalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish levähdys, from Finnish levähtää, from Finnish levitä, from Finnish -itä, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

levähdysalue (Finnish): rest area

Definitions

  1. rest area

Ancestry of “levähdysalue”, step by step

levähdysalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish levähdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlevähdysA short respite, a breathing spell; A breakdown
2Finnishlevähtääto rest for a while; to spread; to break down
3Finnishlevitäto spread; to sprawl; to break down
4Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
5Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'ak →Every word from Finnish -itä →Every word from Finnish levitä →