Where does “pohjasävy” come from?

pohjasävy (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjasävy (Finnish): undertone

Definitions

  1. undertone

Ancestry of “pohjasävy”, step by step

pohjasävy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

via Finnish sävy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsävyhue; tone
2Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →