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

Definitions

  1. northern part

Ancestry of “pohjoisosa”, step by step

pohjoisosa 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 osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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