Where does “pyyntialue” come from?
pyyntialue (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyynti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
pyyntialue (Finnish): catch area, harvesting area
Definitions
- catch area, harvesting area
Ancestry of “pyyntialue”, step by step
pyyntialue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyynti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyynti | hunting; fishing |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish alue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alue | area; region; oblast |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | qaluʀ | to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | -luʀ | — |