Where does “kunniamaininta” come from?

kunniamaininta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunnia, from Proto-Finnic *kunnija, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kunniamaininta (Finnish): a public, official recognition of excellence

Definitions

  1. a public, official recognition of excellence

Ancestry of “kunniamaininta”, step by step

kunniamaininta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kunnia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkunniahonor; glory; credit, honor
2Proto-Finnic*kunnijakin, family
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish maininta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainintamention
2Finnishmainitato mention
3Proto-Finnicmainit'akto mention
4Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →