Where does “sääasema” come from?

sääasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.

sääasema (Finnish): weather station

Definitions

  1. weather station

Ancestry of “sääasema”, step by step

sääasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
2Proto-Finnicsääweather
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair

via Finnish asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic sää →Every word from Finnish sää →
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