Where does “puutaloalue” come from?

puutaloalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish puutalo, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

puutaloalue (Finnish): area with wooden houses

Definitions

  1. area with wooden houses

Ancestry of “puutaloalue”, step by step

puutaloalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puutalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutalowooden house
2Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
3Ludiantaloifarm; house
4Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
5Proto-Baltictalˀa-—

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Baltic talˀa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic talo →Every word from Ludian taloi →