Where does “pohjoinen” come from?

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

pohjoinen (Finnish): north; northern

Definitions

  1. north; northern

Ancestry of “pohjoinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pohjoinen

Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus