Where does “maaorjuus” come from?
maaorjuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish orjuus, from Finnish orja, from Proto-Finnic orja, from Proto-Finno-Permic orja.
maaorjuus (Finnish): serfdom
Ancestry of “maaorjuus”, step by step
maaorjuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish orjuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | orjuus | slavery |
| 2 | Finnish | orja | slave |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | orja | slave; servant |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | orja | — |
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |