Where does “luoteistuuli” come from?

luoteistuuli (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.

luoteistuuli (Finnish): northwest wind, northwester

Definitions

  1. northwest wind, northwester

Ancestry of “luoteistuuli”, step by step

luoteistuuli 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 Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →
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