Where does “maamyyrä” come from?

maamyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maamyyrä (Finnish): European mole; Any of the small burrowing...

Definitions

  1. European mole; Any of the small burrowing...

Ancestry of “maamyyrä”, step by step

maamyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole

Words derived from “maamyyrä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →