Where does “vihollisalue” come from?

vihollisalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihollinen, from Finnish viha, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

vihollisalue (Finnish): enemy territory

Definitions

  1. enemy territory

Ancestry of “vihollisalue”, step by step

vihollisalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vihollinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvihollinenAn enemy
2Finnishvihaanger, fury, rage, wrath, ire; hate, hatred,...
3Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →