Where does “Finlandiya” come from?

Finlandiya (Turkish) comes from Russian Финля́ндия, from Swedish Finland, from Old Norse Finnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Finlandiya (Turkish): Finland

Definitions

  1. Finland

Ancestry of “Finlandiya”, step by step

Finlandiya traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Финля́ндия

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianФинля́ндия—
2SwedishFinlandFinland
3Old NorseFinnland—
4Old Norselandland
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Latin Finlandia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFinlandia—

via Ottoman Turkish فنلانده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفنلانده—

Words derived from “Finlandiya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →