Where does “syrjysammal” come from?

syrjysammal (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian syrjy, from Finnish syrjä, from Proto-Finnic sürjä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä.

syrjysammal (Ingrian): hair moss

Definitions

  1. hair moss

Ancestry of “syrjysammal”, step by step

syrjysammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian syrjy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansyrjyhillock, hill
2Finnishsyrjäedge; border; side
3Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
4Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä—

via Ingrian sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansammalmoss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä →Every word from Proto-Finnic sürjä →Every word from Finnish syrjä →
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