Where does “mainima” come from?

mainima (Estonian) comes from Finnish mainita, from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

mainima (Estonian): to mention

Definitions

  1. to mention

Ancestry of “mainima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainitato mention
2Proto-Finnicmainit'akto mention
3Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak →
mainima — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer