Where does “mannerjalusta” come from?

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

mannerjalusta (Finnish): continental shelf

Definitions

  1. continental shelf

Ancestry of “mannerjalusta”, step by step

mannerjalusta 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 jalusta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalustastand, pedestal, tripod; plinth; Indicative...
2Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
3Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →