Where does “Kõmrimaa” come from?

Kõmrimaa (Estonian) comes from Estonian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Ancestry of “Kõmrimaa”, step by step

Kõmrimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian maa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmaaearth; land; ground
2Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
3Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Estonian kõmri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstoniankõmriWelsh
2WelshCymruWales
3Middle WelshKymry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Uralic mëxeEvery word from Proto-Finnic maa