Where does “syrjäpolku” come from?

syrjäpolku (Finnish) comes from Finnish polku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

syrjäpolku (Finnish): detour, digression

Definitions

  1. detour, digression

Ancestry of “syrjäpolku”, step by step

syrjäpolku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkupath, trail, track; path; treading, stomping
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish syrjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
2Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
3Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish polku →