Where does “maanjako” come from?
maanjako (Finnish) comes from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
maanjako (Finnish): distribution of land, division of land
Definitions
- distribution of land, division of land
Ancestry of “maanjako”, step by step
maanjako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jako
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jako | division, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jako | share, part |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
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 |