Where does “satamaterminaali” come from?

satamaterminaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish satama, from Proto-Finnic satama, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

satamaterminaali (Finnish): port terminal

Definitions

  1. port terminal

Ancestry of “satamaterminaali”, step by step

satamaterminaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish satama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsatamaharbour, port, haven; port authority; Agent...
2Proto-Finnicsatamaharbor, haven
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish terminaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterminaaliterminal
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →Every word from Proto-Finnic satama →