Where does “itäpohja” come from?

itäpohja (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

itäpohja (Ingrian): northeast

Definitions

  1. northeast

Ancestry of “itäpohja”, step by step

itäpohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpohjabottom; north
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja

via Ingrian itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianitäeast
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošjaEvery word from Proto-Finnic pohjaEvery word from Ingrian pohja