Where does “maadoitus” come from?
maadoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maadoittaa, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
maadoitus (Finnish): earthing, grounding
Definitions
- earthing, grounding
Ancestry of “maadoitus”, step by step
maadoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maadoittaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maadoittaa | to earth, ground, ground out |
| 2 | Finnish | maa | earth; soil; land |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |