Where does “maattojohto” come from?

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

maattojohto (Finnish): ground/earth wire

Definitions

  1. ground/earth wire

Ancestry of “maattojohto”, step by step

maattojohto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maatto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaattogrounding
2Finnishmaattaato earth, ground
3Finnishmääbaa; I
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish johto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtocord, line, conductor; administration,...
2Finnishjohtaato lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,...
3Proto-Finnicjohtadakto lead, to guide
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →