Where does “syrjätä” come from?

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

syrjätä (Finnish): cut or saw lumber to have straight edges

Definitions

  1. cut or saw lumber to have straight edges

Ancestry of “syrjätä”, step by step

syrjätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syrjä

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

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä →Every word from Proto-Finnic sürjä →Every word from Finnish syrjä →