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Where does “Etelänapamanner” come from?

Etelänapamanner (Finnish) comes from Finnish etelänapa, from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

Ancestry of “Etelänapamanner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishetelänapaSouth Pole; south pole, the negative pole of a...
2Finnisheteläsouth
3SlovakEtela—
4EnglishethelThe letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form...
5Middle Englishethelhomeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel
6Old Englishæþelhomeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of...
7Old Englishæþelenoble
8Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
9Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
10Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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