Where does “mannermaisuus” come from?

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

mannermaisuus (Finnish): continentality

Definitions

  1. continentality

Ancestry of “mannermaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmannermainencontinental
2Finnishmannermainland; continent; continental
3Proto-Finnicmantaearth, land, soil
4Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
5Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →