Where does “mantereisuus” come from?

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

mantereisuus (Finnish): continentality

Definitions

  1. continentality

Ancestry of “mantereisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmantereinenContinental
2FinnishmantereAlternative form of manner; continent
3Finnishmannermainland; continent; continental
4Proto-Finnicmantaearth, land, soil
5Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
6Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →
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