Where does “hämäläismurre” come from?

hämäläismurre (Finnish) comes from Finnish Hämäläinen, from Finnish hämäläinen, from Finnish -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

hämäläismurre (Finnish): a Tavastian dialect of Finnish; Tavastian dialects of Finnish

Definitions

  1. a Tavastian dialect of Finnish; Tavastian dialects of Finnish

Ancestry of “hämäläismurre”, step by step

hämäläismurre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Hämäläinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHämäläinenTavastian, Tavastlander a person living in or originating from the area of the historical province of Tavastia or
2FinnishhämäläinenTavastian, Tavastlander; Tavastian
3Finnish-lainenCombined with a place name, forms the noun for...
4Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
5Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

via Finnish murre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurredialect; dog, pooch
2FinnishmuristaTo growl, snarl; To rumble
3Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic -laEvery word from Finnish -lainenEvery word from Finnish hämäläinen