Where does “kaskimaa” come from?

kaskimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kaskimaa (Finnish): swidden area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it

Definitions

  1. swidden area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it

Ancestry of “kaskimaa”, step by step

kaskimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish kaski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaskiBurn-clearing, slash and burn
2Proto-Finnickaskiswidden, slash-and-burned land; copse, especially...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →