Where does “maajohdin” come from?

maajohdin (Finnish) comes from Finnish johdin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

maajohdin (Finnish): ground conductor, ground connector, ground lead, ground wire, ground

Definitions

  1. ground conductor, ground connector, ground lead, ground wire, ground

Ancestry of “maajohdin”, step by step

maajohdin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish johdin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohdinconductor; derivational affix; duct
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

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-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish johdin →