Where does “urajyrsin” come from?

urajyrsin (Finnish) comes from Finnish jyrsin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

urajyrsin (Finnish): wall chaser

Definitions

  1. wall chaser

Ancestry of “urajyrsin”, step by step

urajyrsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jyrsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjyrsinmilling machine; Synonym of jyrsinterä;...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish ura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuratrack, groove, rut; career; groove, slot, score
2Proto-Finnicuragroove
3Proto-Finno-Ugricura
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish jyrsin