Where does “länsilounat” come from?

länsilounat (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian läns, from Proto-Finnic länci, from Proto-Finnic lanci — lowland.

länsilounat (Ingrian): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “länsilounat”, step by step

länsilounat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian läns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlänswest
2Proto-Finniclänciwest
3Proto-Finniclancilowland

via Ingrian lounat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlounatsouth
Every word from Proto-Finnic lanci →Every word from Proto-Finnic länci →Every word from Ingrian läns →