Where does “maateitse” come from?

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

maateitse (Finnish): by land

Definitions

  1. by land

Ancestry of “maateitse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaatie—
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →