Where does “Riitamaa” come from?

Riitamaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

Riitamaa (Finnish): A territory disputed and fought over between Sweden and Russia between the Treaties of Nöteborg (1323) and Teusina (1595), located between the two branches upriver of the river Sestra

Definitions

  1. A territory disputed and fought over between Sweden and Russia between the Treaties of Nöteborg (1323) and Teusina (1595), located between the two branches upriver of the river Sestra

Ancestry of “Riitamaa”, step by step

Riitamaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish riita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriitaquarrel
2Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →