Where does “maanuoliainen” come from?

maanuoliainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuoliainen, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maanuoliainen (Finnish): low shot a shot that makes the ball travel fast on or close to the ground

Definitions

  1. low shot a shot that makes the ball travel fast on or close to the ground

Ancestry of “maanuoliainen”, step by step

maanuoliainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuoliainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuoliainenloach
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus