Where does “napaseutu” come from?

napaseutu (Finnish) comes from Finnish napa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa.

napaseutu (Finnish): polar region

Definitions

  1. polar region

Ancestry of “napaseutu”, step by step

napaseutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—

via Finnish seutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuturegion; tract
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa →Every word from Finnish napa →