Where does “pohjoisluode” come from?

pohjoisluode (Finnish) comes from Finnish luode, from Proto-Finnic loodeh, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pohjoisluode (Finnish): north-northwest

Definitions

  1. north-northwest

Ancestry of “pohjoisluode”, step by step

pohjoisluode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluodenorthwest; ebb
2Proto-Finnicloodehnorthwest-west
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish pohjoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjoinennorth; northern
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →