Where does “penninginmaa” come from?

penninginmaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish penninki, from Swedish penning, from Old Norse penningr, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

penninginmaa (Finnish): an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for area equal to around 490 790 square kyynärä or around 17.3 hectares

Definitions

  1. an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for area equal to around 490 790 square kyynärä or around 17.3 hectares

Ancestry of “penninginmaa”, step by step

penninginmaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penninki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpenninkiA currency in Sweden from the Middle Ages to...
2Swedishpenninga coin, a penny; money, cash
3Old Norsepenningr—
4Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
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-Germanic panningaz →Every word from Old Norse penningr →Every word from Swedish penning →