Where does “siirtomaatyyli” come from?
siirtomaatyyli (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirtomaa, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
siirtomaatyyli (Finnish): colonial style
Ancestry of “siirtomaatyyli”, step by step
siirtomaatyyli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siirtomaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siirtomaa | colony |
| 2 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish tyyli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyyli | style |
| 2 | Swedish | styl | — |
| 3 | Latin | stilus | A pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |