Where does “pohjoistuuli” come from?
pohjoistuuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohjoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
pohjoistuuli (Finnish): north wind
Ancestry of “pohjoistuuli”, step by step
pohjoistuuli 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 Tuuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tuuli | wind |
| 2 | Finnish | Tuulikki | A forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala |