Where does “sekametsäzoona” come from?

sekametsäzoona (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian zoona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη — belt, sash.

sekametsäzoona (Ingrian): mixed forest region

Definitions

  1. mixed forest region

Ancestry of “sekametsäzoona”, step by step

sekametsäzoona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian zoona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianzoonazone, region
2Russianзо́наzone
3Latinzōnabelt, girdle
4Ancient Greekζώνηbelt, sash

via Ingrian sekametsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansekametsämixed forest
Every word from Ancient Greek ζώνη →Every word from Latin zōna →Every word from Russian зо́на →