Where does “syrjäisyys” come from?

syrjäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish syrjäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

syrjäisyys (Finnish): remoteness

Definitions

  1. remoteness

Ancestry of “syrjäisyys”, step by step

syrjäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syrjäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjäinenremote, back
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →