Where does “maanpäällinen” come from?

maanpäällinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maanpäällinen (Finnish): aboveground, superterranean; terrestrial; on...

Definitions

  1. aboveground, superterranean; terrestrial; on...

Ancestry of “maanpäällinen”, step by step

maanpäällinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish päällinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällinentopping; covering, cover, spread, jacket; throw
2Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →