Where does “tonttimaa” come from?

tonttimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tontti, from Finnish tonttu, from Finnish tonni, from Swedish ton, from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus — power.

tonttimaa (Finnish): land that is part of a lot or plot

Definitions

  1. land that is part of a lot or plot

Ancestry of “tonttimaa”, step by step

tonttimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tontti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtonttiparcel, plot, property
2FinnishtonttuA miniature mythical humanoid creature believed...
3Finnishtonnimetric ton; grand
4Swedishtontonne; tone; tone, shade
5EnglishtonA unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000...
6FrenchtonYour, thy; Tone; Tone, shade
7Old Frenchtonyour
8Latintuusyour
9Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
10Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
11Polishtuhere
12Polishbyćto be
13Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
14Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
15Proto-Slavicmoťьpower

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-Slavic moťьEvery word from Old Polish mócEvery word from Polish móc
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