Where does “maatiaiskaura” come from?

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

maatiaiskaura (Finnish): landrace oat

Definitions

  1. landrace oat

Ancestry of “maatiaiskaura”, step by step

maatiaiskaura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maatiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaatiainenlandrace; Synonym of maalainen
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 kaura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauraoat, oats
2Proto-Oceanic*qauʀbamboo plant
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqauʀbamboo
4Proto-Austronesianqauʀbamboo
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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