Where does “mantere” come from?

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

mantere (Finnish): Alternative form of manner; continent

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of manner; continent

Ancestry of “mantere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmannermainland; continent; continental
2Proto-Finnicmantaearth, land, soil
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “mantere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →