Where does “syrjätie” come from?

syrjätie (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

syrjätie (Finnish): back road, remote road

Definitions

  1. back road, remote road

Ancestry of “syrjätie”, step by step

syrjätie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish syrjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
2Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
3Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →