Where does “vyöhyke” come from?

vyöhyke (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyöhyt, from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

vyöhyke (Finnish): zone

Definitions

  1. zone

Ancestry of “vyöhyke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöhytbelt, especially a decorated belt
2Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
3Proto-Finnicvööbelt
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

Words derived from “vyöhyke”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →