Where does “viinialue” come from?

viinialue (Finnish) comes from Finnish viini, from Swedish vin, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

viinialue (Finnish): wine region

Definitions

  1. wine region

Ancestry of “viinialue”, step by step

viinialue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiniwine; quiver
2Swedishvina wine
3Old Norsevínwine
4Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →