Where does “maa-aines” come from?

maa-aines (Finnish) comes from Finnish aines, from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

maa-aines (Finnish): soil as a material or substance in e.g. construction

Definitions

  1. soil as a material or substance in e.g. construction

Ancestry of “maa-aines”, step by step

maa-aines traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aines

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainesmaterial; ingredient, constituent
2Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →