Where does “mainiosti” come from?
mainiosti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mainio, from Finnish mainita, from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
mainiosti (Finnish): perfectly, outstandingly
Ancestry of “mainiosti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | mainio | excellent, superb, great, wonderful, fine |
| 2 | Finnish | mainita | to mention |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mainit'ak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |