Where does “suokaski” come from?
suokaski (Finnish) comes from Finnish suo, from Finnish Mäki, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
suokaski (Finnish): a swidden in a bog or swamp
Definitions
- a swidden in a bog or swamp
Ancestry of “suokaski”, step by step
suokaski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suo | swamp, bog, marsh, mire; Third-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | Mäki | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish kaski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaski | Burn-clearing, slash and burn |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaski | swidden, slash-and-burned land; copse, especially... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |