Where does “autiomaa” come from?

autiomaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish autio, from Proto-Germanic auþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

autiomaa (Finnish): wasteland, desert

Definitions

  1. wasteland, desert

Ancestry of “autiomaa”, step by step

autiomaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish autio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishautiodesolate, uninhabited
2Proto-Germanicauþijazvoid, empty, barren, deserted, waste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewt(i)o-forlorn, deserted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o- →