Where does “maansiirtokone” come from?
maansiirtokone (Finnish) comes from Finnish maansiirto, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
maansiirtokone (Finnish): An earthmover
Definitions
- An earthmover
Ancestry of “maansiirtokone”, step by step
maansiirtokone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maansiirto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maansiirto | earthmoving, earth moving |
| 2 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |