Where does “pihamaa” come from?

pihamaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

pihamaa (Finnish): Synonym of piha

Definitions

  1. Synonym of piha

Ancestry of “pihamaa”, step by step

pihamaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish piha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihayard; at sea
2Proto-Finnicpihayard
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →