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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | maa | earth; land; ground |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via Estonian kõmri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | kõmri | Welsh |
| 2 | Welsh | Cymru | Wales |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | Kymry | — |