Where does “halpamaisuus” come from?

halpamaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish halpamainen, from Finnish mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

halpamaisuus (Finnish): the quality or property of being dirty, ignoble or cheap

Definitions

  1. the quality or property of being dirty, ignoble or cheap

Ancestry of “halpamaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalpamainendirty, ignoble, cheap
2Finnishmainenworldly
3Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
4Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
5Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →
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