Where does “vaihtoehtomedia” come from?

vaihtoehtomedia (Finnish) comes from Finnish media, from English Media, from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

vaihtoehtomedia (Finnish): alternative media

Definitions

  1. alternative media

Ancestry of “vaihtoehtomedia”, step by step

vaihtoehtomedia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish media

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmediamedia
2EnglishMediaThe middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue
3LatinMēdia
4Ancient GreekΜηδία
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Finnish vaihtoehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaihtoehtoalternative, option
2Finnishvaihtoexchange; swap; shift key
3Finnishvaihtaato change, replace; to exchange, switch; to swap
4Proto-Finnicvaihtadakto change
5Proto-Finnic-tadakForms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems
6Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Μηδία