Where does “maarae” come from?

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

maarae (Finnish): soil particle, soil mineral particle

Definitions

  1. soil particle, soil mineral particle

Ancestry of “maarae”, step by step

maarae 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 rae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraehailstone, hail; grain
2Proto-Finnicragehhail
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →