Where does “uimaranta” come from?
uimaranta (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
uimaranta (Finnish): beach; lido
Definitions
- beach; lido
Ancestry of “uimaranta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ranta | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | ranta | shore; beach; bank |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ranta | shore, coast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |