Where does “mantereinen” come from?

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

mantereinen (Finnish): Continental

Definitions

  1. Continental

Ancestry of “mantereinen”, step by step

mantereinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mantere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmantereAlternative form of manner; continent
2Finnishmannermainland; continent; continental
3Proto-Finnicmantaearth, land, soil
4Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
5Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “mantereinen”

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