Where does “kiitosmaininta” come from?

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

kiitosmaininta (Finnish): commendatory mention

Definitions

  1. commendatory mention

Ancestry of “kiitosmaininta”, step by step

kiitosmaininta 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 kiitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiitosthank you; thank
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kiit'os—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak →