Where does “manner” come from?

manner (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic manta, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

manner (Finnish): mainland; continent; continental

Definitions

  1. mainland; continent; continental

Ancestry of “manner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmantaearth, land, soil
2Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
3Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “manner”

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