Where does “viikinkimäinen” come from?

viikinkimäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

viikinkimäinen (Finnish): Viking-like

Definitions

  1. Viking-like

Ancestry of “viikinkimäinen”, step by step

viikinkimäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainenworldly
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Finnish viikinki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviikinkiViking
2SwedishVikinga Viking
3Old NorsevíkingrViking
4Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →