Where does “maaherra” come from?

maaherra (Finnish) comes from Ingrian herra, from Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

maaherra (Finnish): Until 2009, the highest official within a lääni, appointed by the central government; a governor

Definitions

  1. Until 2009, the highest official within a lääni, appointed by the central government; a governor

Ancestry of “maaherra”, step by step

maaherra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian herra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianherralord
2Old Norseherramister, gentleman; sir; to confer with the title...
3Old Saxonhērro—
4Old High Germanhērromaster; grey, grey-haired
5Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Ingrian maa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmaaearth; soil; land
2Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
3Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

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

Words derived from “maaherra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hairaz →Every word from Old High German hērro →