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Where does “mander” come from?

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

mander (Estonian): Alternative form of manner; continent

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of manner; continent

Ancestry of “mander”, step by step

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