Where does “Syrjäniemi” come from?

Syrjäniemi (Finnish) comes from Finnish syrjä, from Proto-Finnic sürjä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä.

Ancestry of “Syrjäniemi”, step by step

Syrjäniemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syrjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
2Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
3Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä—

via Finnish Niemi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishNiemiAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnishniemicape, ness, headland, promontory, (small) peninsula form of coastal land jutting into a lake or sea
3Proto-Finnicneemicape, peninsula
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä →Every word from Proto-Finnic sürjä →Every word from Finnish syrjä →