Where does “lehtomaa” come from?

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

lehtomaa (Finnish): fresh, mouldy and rich soil; herb-rich soil

Definitions

  1. fresh, mouldy and rich soil; herb-rich soil

Ancestry of “lehtomaa”, step by step

lehtomaa 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 lehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtobroad deciduous woodland; grove
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →