Where does “Pohjois-Ossetia” come from?
Pohjois-Ossetia (Finnish) comes from English Ossetia, from Russian Осе́тия, from Georgian ოსეთი, from Georgian ოსი, from Old Georgian ოვსი — Ossetian.
Ancestry of “Pohjois-Ossetia”, step by step
Pohjois-Ossetia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ossetia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Ossetia | The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia |
| 2 | Russian | Осе́тия | — |
| 3 | Georgian | ოსეთი | Ossetia |
| 4 | Georgian | ოსი | Ossetian |
| 5 | Old Georgian | ოვსი | Ossetian |
via Finnish pohjoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohjoinen | north; northern |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
Words derived from “Pohjois-Ossetia”