Where does “sulkeisjärjestys” come from?

sulkeisjärjestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish järjestys, from Finnish järjestää, from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

sulkeisjärjestys (Finnish): close order formation

Definitions

  1. close order formation

Ancestry of “sulkeisjärjestys”, step by step

sulkeisjärjestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järjestys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestysorder; organization
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

via Finnish sulkeinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkeinenclosed, shut off
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic järkiEvery word from Finnish järkiEvery word from Finnish järjestää