Where does “oikeusalue” come from?

oikeusalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikeus, from Finnish oikea, from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.

oikeusalue (Finnish): judicial area, area of justice, judicature territory

Definitions

  1. judicial area, area of justice, judicature territory

Ancestry of “oikeusalue”, step by step

oikeusalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic oikeda →Every word from Finnish oikea →