Where does “erikoismaininta” come from?

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

erikoismaininta (Finnish): special mention

Definitions

  1. special mention

Ancestry of “erikoismaininta”, step by step

erikoismaininta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maininta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainintamention
2Finnishmainitato mention
3Proto-Finnicmainit'akto mention
4Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

via Finnish erikoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisherikoinenSpecial, exceptional, out of the ordinary;...
2Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak →
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