Where does “tulva-alue” come from?

tulva-alue (Finnish) comes from Finnish alue, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

tulva-alue (Finnish): flood zone; an area at risk of flooding

Definitions

  1. flood zone; an area at risk of flooding

Ancestry of “tulva-alue”, step by step

tulva-alue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—

via Finnish tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ →Every word from Finnish alue →