Where does “vauvamainen” come from?
vauvamainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
vauvamainen (Finnish): babylike
Definitions
- babylike
Ancestry of “vauvamainen”, step by step
vauvamainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mainen | worldly |
| 2 | Finnish | 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 |
via Finnish vauva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vauva | baby; a baby animal |