Etäisemmistäkin

Etäisemmistäkin is a Finnish word-formation that combines the comparative adjective etäisempi with the elative plural suffix -istä and the particle -kin. The phrase is used to mean "even from the more distant ones" or "even the more distant ones," and it typically modifies a noun in the elative plural (from X). For example: etäisemmistäkin paikoista = from places that are even more distant; etäisemmistäkin maista = from countries that are even more distant.

Morphology: etäisempi = more distant; -istä marks the elative plural; -kin adds emphasis, roughly "also/even." Because Finnish adjectives agree with the noun in number and case, etäisemmistäkin must attach to the same noun as the rest of the phrase, e.g., etäisemmistäkin paikoista. The whole phrase serves as part of a larger predicate or prepositional phrase.

Usage: The expression emphasizes inclusion of distant items in a set or discussion. It occurs in both spoken and written Finnish, often in comparative or expansive statements: "etäisemmistäkin paikoista" or "etäisemmistäkin kylistä kuultiin tarinoita." It signals breadth and sometimes contrasts with nearer items, underscoring that even more distant sources or locations are being considered.