Where does “nautamainen” come from?

nautamainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

nautamainen (Finnish): bovine

Definitions

  1. bovine

Ancestry of “nautamainen”, step by step

nautamainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainenworldly
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Finnish nauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnautacattle, cow, bull; Synonym of naudanliha
2Old Norsenautbull
3Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →