Where does “sijaintimaa” come from?
sijaintimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
sijaintimaa (Finnish): country in which something is located
Definitions
- country in which something is located
Ancestry of “sijaintimaa”, step by step
sijaintimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
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 |