Where does “pohjoismeridiaani” come from?

pohjoismeridiaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish meridiaani, from Latin meridianus, from Latin merīdiēs, from Latin medīdiēs, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

pohjoismeridiaani (Finnish): north meridian

Definitions

  1. north meridian

Ancestry of “pohjoismeridiaani”, step by step

pohjoismeridiaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish meridiaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmeridiaaniA meridian; A longitude
2Latinmeridianusmidday, noon; southern
3Latinmerīdiēsmidday, noon
4Latinmedīdiēs—
5LatindiēsA day, particularly
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

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 dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →