Where does “pohjoisrannikko” come from?

pohjoisrannikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish rannikko, from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

pohjoisrannikko (Finnish): north coast, northern coast

Definitions

  1. north coast, northern coast

Ancestry of “pohjoisrannikko”, step by step

pohjoisrannikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rannikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrannikkocoast
2FinnishRantaAny of a number of small places in Finland
3Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
4Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
5Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
6Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →