Where does “jämeryys” come from?

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

jämeryys (Finnish): firmness, steadfastness, secureness

Definitions

  1. firmness, steadfastness, secureness

Ancestry of “jämeryys”, step by step

jämeryys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jämerä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjämeräfirm steadfast, secure, hard in position
2Finnishjämeätaut; strong
3Proto-Finnicjämedästiff, sturdy
4Proto-Turkicjama-to patch

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Turkic jama- →