Where does “lievealue” come from?

lievealue (Finnish) comes from Finnish alue, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

lievealue (Finnish): outer region of a city

Definitions

  1. outer region of a city

Ancestry of “lievealue”, step by step

lievealue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ

via Finnish lieve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlievethe lower edge of a garment; hem; hem; In plural...
2Proto-Finnicleebekhem
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀEvery word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀEvery word from Finnish alue
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