Where does “maanittelu” come from?
maanittelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish maanitella, from Finnish maanittaa, from Finnish maania, from Russian мани́ть, from Proto-Slavic maniti, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.
maanittelu (Finnish): coaxing
Ancestry of “maanittelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | maanitella | To coax |
| 2 | Finnish | maanittaa | — |
| 3 | Finnish | maania | — |
| 4 | Russian | мани́ть | to beckon, to lure |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | maniti | Alternative form of *mamiti; to deceive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂- | mother; mama, mother |