Where does “maankaltainen” come from?

maankaltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaltainen, from Finnish kallas, from Proto-Finnic kaldas, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

maankaltainen (Finnish): terrestrial

Definitions

  1. terrestrial

Ancestry of “maankaltainen”, step by step

maankaltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltainen-like, similar
2Finnishkallasbank
3Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
4Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
5Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined

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

Words derived from “maankaltainen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →
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