Where does “miekkamainen” come from?

miekkamainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish miekka, from Proto-Finnic meekka, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.

miekkamainen (Finnish): ensiform; swordlike

Definitions

  1. ensiform; swordlike

Ancestry of “miekkamainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiekkasword
2Proto-Finnicmeekkasword
3Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic meekka →Every word from Finnish miekka →
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