Where does “maisterintutkielma” come from?

maisterintutkielma (Finnish) comes from Finnish maisteri, from Swedish magister, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “maisterintutkielma”, step by step

maisterintutkielma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maisteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaisteriFormally, a degree earned in a Finnish university...
2Swedishmagistera (title for a) male teacher
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Finnish tutkielma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutkielmatreatise; study; thesis
2Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros