Where does “luonnonmaisema” come from?

luonnonmaisema (Finnish) comes from Finnish maisema, from Finnish mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

luonnonmaisema (Finnish): natural scenery, natural landscape

Definitions

  1. natural scenery, natural landscape

Ancestry of “luonnonmaisema”, step by step

luonnonmaisema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maisema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaisemalandscape, view
2Finnishmainenworldly
3Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
4Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
5Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Finnish luonto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluontonature, environment; characteristics of a person
2Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
3Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →