Where does “sijaintikunta” come from?
sijaintikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish sijainti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
sijaintikunta (Finnish): municipality or locality in which something is located
Definitions
- municipality or locality in which something is located
Ancestry of “sijaintikunta”, step by step
sijaintikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sijainti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sijainti | location, position, situation particular point or place in physical space |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish kunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |