Where does “ulkoilualue” come from?

ulkoilualue (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulkoilu, from Finnish ulkoilla, from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

ulkoilualue (Finnish): outdoor recreation area

Definitions

  1. outdoor recreation area

Ancestry of “ulkoilualue”, step by step

ulkoilualue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ulkoilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulkoiluoutdoor recreation, outdoor activities
2Finnishulkoillato get some fresh air, to exercise
3Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
5Proto-Albanianulkawolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Finnish ulko- →Every word from Finnish ulkoilla →