Where does “rivitaloalue” come from?

rivitaloalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish rivitalo, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

rivitaloalue (Finnish): an area where terraces, row houses or terraced houses are the primary form of housing

Definitions

  1. an area where terraces, row houses or terraced houses are the primary form of housing

Ancestry of “rivitaloalue”, step by step

rivitaloalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rivitalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrivitaloterrace; rowhouse, row house, terraced 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 →
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