Where does “maanopeus” come from?

maanopeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nopeus, from Finnish nopea, from Proto-Finnic nopeda, from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

maanopeus (Finnish): groundspeed

Definitions

  1. groundspeed

Ancestry of “maanopeus”, step by step

maanopeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nopeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnopeusvelocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity
2Finnishnopeaquick, fast, rapid
3Proto-Finnicnopedafast, quick
4Proto-Germanicsnapānąto snap; grab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

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 ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snapāną →