Where does “maanmainio” come from?

maanmainio (Finnish) comes from Finnish mainio, from Finnish mainita, from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

maanmainio (Finnish): fantastic, terrific, magnificient

Definitions

  1. fantastic, terrific, magnificient

Ancestry of “maanmainio”, step by step

maanmainio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mainio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainioexcellent, superb, great, wonderful, fine
2Finnishmainitato mention
3Proto-Finnicmainit'akto mention
4Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-

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-Indo-European mein-Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak