Where does “rannikkoväestö” come from?
rannikkoväestö (Finnish) comes from Finnish rannikko, from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
rannikkoväestö (Finnish): coastal population
Definitions
- coastal population
Ancestry of “rannikkoväestö”, step by step
rannikkoväestö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rannikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rannikko | coast |
| 2 | Finnish | Ranta | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | ranta | shore; beach; bank |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ranta | shore, coast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Finnish väestö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väestö | Population; the people living within a political... |
| 2 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 3 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 4 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 5 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |