Where does “maakuntakaava” come from?

maakuntakaava (Finnish) comes from Finnish maakunta, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maakuntakaava (Finnish): regional plan, regional land use plan

Definitions

  1. regional plan, regional land use plan

Ancestry of “maakuntakaava”, step by step

maakuntakaava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaakuntacounty, province, region
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kaava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
2Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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