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Where does “suurmanner” come from?

suurmanner (Finnish) comes from Finnish manner, from Proto-Finnic manta, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

suurmanner (Finnish): A supercontinent

Definitions

  1. A supercontinent

Ancestry of “suurmanner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmannermainland; continent; continental
2Proto-Finnicmanta—
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
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