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

Definitions

  1. perfectly, outstandingly

Ancestry of “mainiosti”, step by step

mainiosti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mainio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainioexcellent, superb, great, wonderful, fine
2Finnishmainitato mention
3Proto-Finnicmainit'akto mention
4Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak →