Where does “karstimaa” come from?
karstimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish karsti, from German Karst, from Middle High German karst, from Old High German karst — mattock, hoe.
karstimaa (Finnish): karst
Ancestry of “karstimaa”, step by step
karstimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish karsti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karsti | karst |
| 2 | German | Karst | karst; mattock |
| 3 | Middle High German | karst | — |
| 4 | Old High German | karst | mattock, hoe |
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |