Where does “tuomiopiiri” come from?
tuomiopiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuomio, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
tuomiopiiri (Finnish): judicial circuit, judicial district
Definitions
- judicial circuit, judicial district
Ancestry of “tuomiopiiri”, step by step
tuomiopiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuomio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuomio | sentence, conviction, verdict; judgement; doom |
| 2 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish piiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |