Where does “syrjempi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “syrjempi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
2Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
3Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjäEvery word from Proto-Finnic sürjäEvery word from Finnish syrjä