Where does “syrjäkulma” come from?

syrjäkulma (Finnish) comes from Finnish syrjä, from Proto-Finnic sürjä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä.

syrjäkulma (Finnish): distant corner, remote corner

Definitions

  1. distant corner, remote corner

Ancestry of “syrjäkulma”, step by step

syrjäkulma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syrjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
2Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
3Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä—

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä →Every word from Proto-Finnic sürjä →Every word from Finnish syrjä →