Where does “virkistysalue” come from?

virkistysalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkistys, from Finnish virkistää, from Finnish virkeä, from Proto-Finnic virkedä — alert, brisk.

virkistysalue (Finnish): recreational area

Definitions

  1. recreational area

Ancestry of “virkistysalue”, step by step

virkistysalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkistysrecreation; relaxation
2FinnishvirkistääTo refresh; To reinvigorate
3Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
4Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →Every word from Finnish virkeä →Every word from Finnish virkistää →