Where does “erämaa” come from?

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

erämaa (Finnish): wilderness

Definitions

  1. wilderness

Ancestry of “erämaa”, step by step

erämaa 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 erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart

Words derived from “erämaa”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →