Where does “ulkomaan” come from?

ulkomaan (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulkomaa, from Votic maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

ulkomaan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of ulkomaa; foreign; of...

Definitions

Genitive singular form of ulkomaa; foreign; of...

Ancestry of “ulkomaan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	ulkomaa	foreign country
2	Votic	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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →