Where does “Lõunamanner” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Lõunamanner”, step by step

Lõunamanner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian manner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmannercontinent; mainland
2Proto-Finnicmantaearth, land, soil
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Estonian lõuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlõunasouth; midday, noon, lunch
2Proto-Finno-Permiclownaday, midday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →