Where does “köysimäinen” come from?

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

köysimäinen (Finnish): ropelike

Definitions

  1. ropelike

Ancestry of “köysimäinen”, step by step

köysimäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainenworldly
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Finnish köysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköysirope
2Proto-Finnickeücirope
3Proto-Uralickewδe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →