Where does “pohjoishaarukka” come from?

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

pohjoishaarukka (Finnish): orienting arrow (to be placed facing north) on a compass

Definitions

  1. orienting arrow (to be placed facing north) on a compass

Ancestry of “pohjoishaarukka”, step by step

pohjoishaarukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohjoinen

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

via Finnish haarukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarukkafork; range, bracket; Short for etuhaarukka
2Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
3Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →