Where does “syrjäkatu” come from?

syrjäkatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish katu, from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

syrjäkatu (Finnish): backstreet, secluded street

Definitions

  1. backstreet, secluded street

Ancestry of “syrjäkatu”, step by step

syrjäkatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatustreet
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Finnish syrjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
2Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
3Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →