Where does “raamattuvyöhyke” come from?
raamattuvyöhyke (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyöhyke, from Finnish vyöhyt, from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.
raamattuvyöhyke (Finnish): Bible Belt
Ancestry of “raamattuvyöhyke”, step by step
raamattuvyöhyke 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 raamattu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raamattu | A bible |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | грамота | alphabet, writing; ability to read and write;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμματα | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα |