Where does “pohjola” come from?

pohjola (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjola (Finnish): the North, especially the Arctic and subarctic...

Definitions

  1. the North, especially the Arctic and subarctic...

Ancestry of “pohjola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

Words derived from “pohjola”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →