Where does “jämäkkyys” come from?

jämäkkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish jämäkkä, from Finnish jämeä, from Proto-Finnic jämedä, from Proto-Turkic jama- — to patch.

jämäkkyys (Finnish): stoutness

Definitions

  1. stoutness

Ancestry of “jämäkkyys”, step by step

jämäkkyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jämäkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjämäkkästout; assertive
2Finnishjämeätaut; strong
3Proto-Finnicjämedästiff, sturdy
4Proto-Turkicjama-to patch

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Turkic jama- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jämedä →Every word from Finnish jämeä →