Where does “pohjois–etelä-suuntainen” come from?
pohjois–etelä-suuntainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
pohjois–etelä-suuntainen (Finnish): meridional along a north–south direction
Definitions
- meridional along a north–south direction
Ancestry of “pohjois–etelä-suuntainen”, step by step
pohjois–etelä-suuntainen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etelä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 2 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 3 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 5 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 6 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via Finnish pohjoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohjoinen | north; northern |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish suuntainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suuntainen | "genitive + ~ ": having the direction of, being... |
| 2 | Finnish | suunta | direction; hand; path |