Where does “muinaisetiopia” come from?

muinaisetiopia (Finnish) comes from Finnish Etiopia, from Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία, from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

muinaisetiopia (Finnish): Ge'ez

Definitions

  1. Ge'ez

Ancestry of “muinaisetiopia”, step by step

muinaisetiopia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Etiopia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEtiopiaEthiopian
2LatinAethiopiaSub-Saharan Africa
3Ancient GreekΑἰθιοπία—
4Ancient GreekΑἰθίοψEthiopian
5Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
6Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Finnish muinainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuinainenancient
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →