Where does “seinäryijy” come from?

seinäryijy (Finnish) comes from Finnish seinä, from Proto-Finnic saina — wall.

seinäryijy (Finnish): rya, wall rya

Definitions

  1. rya, wall rya

Ancestry of “seinäryijy”, step by step

seinäryijy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall

via Finnish ryijy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryijyrya; beaver
2Swedishryathick cloth
Every word from Proto-Finnic saina →Every word from Finnish seinä →