Where does “kyntymaa” come from?

kyntymaa (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Ancestry of “kyntymaa”, step by step

kyntymaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian maa

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

via Ingrian kynty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankynty—
2Finnishkyntääto plough/plow
3Proto-Finnicküntädäkto plough/plow
4Proto-Finno-Permickünčä-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →