Where does “Pohjoissaari” come from?
Pohjoissaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääri, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
Pohjoissaari (Finnish): North Island
Ancestry of “Pohjoissaari”, step by step
Pohjoissaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sääri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sääri | shank, shin; cannon; used to refer to legs from... |
| 2 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 3 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
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 |