Where does “Pohjois-Makedonia” come from?

Pohjois-Makedonia (Finnish) comes from Finnish Makedonia, from Ancient Greek μακεδονία, from Ancient Greek μακεδνός, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Pohjois-Makedonia (Finnish): northern Macedonia; northern part of Macedonia in any sense

Definitions

  1. northern Macedonia; northern part of Macedonia in any sense

Ancestry of “Pohjois-Makedonia”, step by step

Pohjois-Makedonia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Makedonia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMakedoniaMacedonian language
2Ancient Greekμακεδονίαhighland
3Ancient Greekμακεδνόςtall, taper
4Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
5Proto-Italicmakros
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Finnish pohjoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjoinennorth; northern
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrósEvery word from Proto-Italic makros