Where does “luoteisosa” come from?

luoteisosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoteinen, from Finnish luode, from Proto-Finnic loodeh, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

luoteisosa (Finnish): northwestern part or northwestern region

Definitions

  1. northwestern part or northwestern region

Ancestry of “luoteisosa”, step by step

luoteisosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluoteinennorthwestern
2Finnishluodenorthwest; ebb
3Proto-Finnicloodehnorthwest-west
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →