Where does “puhuma-alue” come from?

puhuma-alue (Finnish) comes from Finnish alue, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

puhuma-alue (Finnish): area in which a language is spoken

Definitions

  1. area in which a language is spoken

Ancestry of “puhuma-alue”, step by step

puhuma-alue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—

via Finnish puhua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
2Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
3Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ →