Where does “mannermaajalusta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mannermaajalusta”, step by step

mannermaajalusta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mannermaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmannermaaSynonym of manner
2Finnishmannermainland; continent; continental
3Proto-Finnicmantaearth, land, soil
4Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
5Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
6Proto-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
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