Where does “maajauhe” come from?
maajauhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish jauhe, from Finnish jauhaa, from Proto-Finnic jauhadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša-.
Ancestry of “maajauhe”, step by step
maajauhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jauhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jauhe | powder; in compound terms in which jauhe is the... |
| 2 | Finnish | jauhaa | to grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jauhadak | to grind |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jaŋša- | — |
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |