Where does “lietemaa” come from?

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

lietemaa (Finnish): alluvium, alluvial mud soil

Definitions

  1. alluvium, alluvial mud soil

Ancestry of “lietemaa”, step by step

lietemaa 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 liete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlietesilt; sludge; slurry
2Proto-Finnicleet'ekfine beach sand
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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