Where does “hämäläisyys” come from?

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

hämäläisyys (Finnish): the quality or property of being Tavastian

Definitions

  1. the quality or property of being Tavastian

Ancestry of “hämäläisyys”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Finnic -laEvery word from Finnish -lainenEvery word from Finnish hämäläinen