Where does “satamaselkä” come from?
satamaselkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish satama, from Proto-Finnic satama, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
satamaselkä (Finnish): roadstead
Ancestry of “satamaselkä”, step by step
satamaselkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish satama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | satama | harbour, port, haven; port authority; Agent... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | satama | harbor, haven |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish selkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selkä | back; ridge, spine; watershed area |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | selkä | back; ridge |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śelkä | — |