Where does “peltopinta-ala” come from?

peltopinta-ala (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

peltopinta-ala (Finnish): arable (land) area, cultivated (land) area

Definitions

  1. arable (land) area, cultivated (land) area

Ancestry of “peltopinta-ala”, step by step

peltopinta-ala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish pinta-ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpinta-alaarea; surface area
2FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
3Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
4Proto-Finnicalalower; under
5Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →
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