Where does “painajaismainen” come from?
painajaismainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
painajaismainen (Finnish): nightmarish
Definitions
- nightmarish
Ancestry of “painajaismainen”, step by step
painajaismainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mainen | worldly |
| 2 | Finnish | maa | earth; soil; land |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via Finnish painajainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | painajainen | nightmare |
| 2 | Finnish | -iainen | Forms certain nouns; Forms names of ceremonies... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ja | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ja | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ja | Forms the present participle |