Where does “puistoaukio” come from?

puistoaukio (Finnish) comes from Finnish aukio, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

puistoaukio (Finnish): park square, garden square

Definitions

  1. park square, garden square

Ancestry of “puistoaukio”, step by step

puistoaukio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aukio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukioplaza, square; clearing, glade, meadow
2Finnish-ioForms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms...
3Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish puisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuistopark
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →