Where does “tilastoalue” come from?

tilastoalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilasto, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

tilastoalue (Finnish): statistical region, statistical area

Definitions

  1. statistical region, statistical area

Ancestry of “tilastoalue”, step by step

tilastoalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tilasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilastostatistics
2Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →