Where does “emäsjärjestys” come from?

emäsjärjestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish järjestys, from Finnish järjestää, from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

emäsjärjestys (Finnish): order of bases, sequence of bases

Definitions

  1. order of bases, sequence of bases

Ancestry of “emäsjärjestys”, step by step

emäsjärjestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järjestys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestysorder; organization
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

via Finnish emäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemäsbase
2Finnishemämother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
3Proto-Finnicemämother
4Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Finnic järki →Every word from Finnish järki →Every word from Finnish järjestää →