Where does “maaomistus” come from?
maaomistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish omistus, from Finnish omistaa, from Finnish oma, from Proto-Finnic oma — own.
maaomistus (Finnish): owned land, land ownership
Definitions
- owned land, land ownership
Ancestry of “maaomistus”, step by step
maaomistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish omistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | omistus | ownership |
| 2 | Finnish | omistaa | To own, have, possess; To dedicate, inscribe; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | oma | own; friendly |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | oma | own |
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |