Where does “tunturivyöhyke” come from?

tunturivyöhyke (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyöhyke, from Finnish vyöhyt, from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

tunturivyöhyke (Finnish): fell zone

Definitions

  1. fell zone

Ancestry of “tunturivyöhyke”, step by step

tunturivyöhyke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyöhyke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöhykezone
2Finnishvyöhytbelt, especially a decorated belt
3Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
4Proto-Finnicvööbelt
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish tunturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtunturiA fell
2Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →