Where does “mannerjää” come from?

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

mannerjää (Finnish): icecap

Definitions

  1. icecap

Ancestry of “mannerjää”, step by step

mannerjää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish manner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmannermainland; continent; continental
2Proto-Finnicmantaearth, land, soil
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →