Where does “syrjäseutu” come from?

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

syrjäseutu (Finnish): periphery, backcountry

Definitions

  1. periphery, backcountry

Ancestry of “syrjäseutu”, step by step

syrjäseutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syrjä

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

via Finnish seutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuturegion; tract
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä →Every word from Proto-Finnic sürjä →Every word from Finnish syrjä →