Where does “suuriruhtinaanmaa” come from?

suuriruhtinaanmaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish suuriruhtinas, from Finnish ruhtinas, from Proto-Finnic ruhtinas, from Proto-Germanic druhtinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

suuriruhtinaanmaa (Finnish): grand duchy, especially the Grand Duchy of...

Definitions

  1. grand duchy, especially the Grand Duchy of...

Ancestry of “suuriruhtinaanmaa”, step by step

suuriruhtinaanmaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suuriruhtinas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuriruhtinasgrand duke
2Finnishruhtinasprince
3Proto-Finnicruhtinasleader, lord
4Proto-Germanicdruhtinazleader, lord
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

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-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic druhtinaz →