Where does “Mäntyharju” come from?
Mäntyharju (Finnish) comes from Finnish harju, from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
Ancestry of “Mäntyharju”, step by step
Mäntyharju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harju | esker; in colloquial language also a terminal... |
| 2 | Finnish | harja | brush; mane; crest |
| 3 | Russian | Харитон | — |
| 4 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 5 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 6 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |