Where does “Varsinais-Suomi” come from?

Varsinais-Suomi (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsinainen, from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

Varsinais-Suomi (Finnish): Southwest Finland, Finland Proper; a province of Finland

Definitions

  1. Southwest Finland, Finland Proper; a province of Finland

Ancestry of “Varsinais-Suomi”, step by step

Varsinais-Suomi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varsinainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsinainenactual, real; essential; proper
2Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
3Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish suomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuomiThe Finnish language; Third-person singular...
2Proto-Finnicsoomiperson from Southwest Finland
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →