Where does “mannertenvälinen” come from?
mannertenvälinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish manner, from Proto-Finnic manta, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
mannertenvälinen (Finnish): intercontinental
Ancestry of “mannertenvälinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | manner | mainland; continent; continental |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | manta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |