Where does “pohjoisosa” come from?
pohjoisosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohjoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
pohjoisosa (Finnish): northern part
Ancestry of “pohjoisosa”, step by step
pohjoisosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pohjoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohjoinen | north; northern |
| 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 osa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osa | part; piece; proportion, section |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | osa | part |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | onća | part, share (of meat?) |