Where does “mannerlaatta” come from?

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

mannerlaatta (Finnish): tectonic plate

Definitions

  1. tectonic plate

Ancestry of “mannerlaatta”, step by step

mannerlaatta 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 laatta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaattaslab; tile; flagstone
2Old Swedishplata—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →