Where does “ääri-ilmiö” come from?

ääri-ilmiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmiö, from Finnish ilm-, from Finnish ilmetä, from Finnish ilmi, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i — oblique plural.

ääri-ilmiö (Finnish): extreme phenomenon

Definitions

  1. extreme phenomenon

Ancestry of “ääri-ilmiö”, step by step

ääri-ilmiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilmiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmiöphenomenon
2Finnishilm-
3FinnishilmetäTo appear, turn out; to become apparent; to arise
4Finnishilmipublic, known, to the daylight, to the open;...
5FinnishIlmaair
6Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
7Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
8Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
9Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish ääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishääriverge; end; vicinity
2Swedishåra year
3Frencharean are
4Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
5Proto-Italicāzeā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Uralic -jEvery word from Finnish -iEvery word from Finnish -ri