Where does “puskurivyöhyke” come from?
puskurivyöhyke (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyöhyke, from Finnish vyöhyt, from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.
puskurivyöhyke (Finnish): buffer zone
Ancestry of “puskurivyöhyke”, step by step
puskurivyöhyke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vyöhyke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vyöhyke | zone |
| 2 | Finnish | vyöhyt | belt, especially a decorated belt |
| 3 | Finnish | vyö | belt, girdle; band; zone |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vöö | belt |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | wiŋä | — |
via Finnish puskuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puskuri | bumper; anything that rams; buffer |
| 2 | Finnish | puskea | to ram, to push; to gore; to header |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puskedak | to ram; to gore |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | puske- | — |