Where does “Preisimaa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Preisimaa”, step by step

Preisimaa 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 preisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianpreisiPrussian; Old Prussian
2GermanPreußePrussian; Northern German
3Middle High GermanPriuze—
4Old Prussian*Prūsas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →
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