Where does “pohjamaa” come from?
pohjamaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
pohjamaa (Finnish): subgrade
Ancestry of “pohjamaa”, step by step
pohjamaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish pohja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohja | bottom; bed; fundament |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pohja | bottom; base, foundation; north |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pošja | — |