Where does “mainita” come from?

mainita (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak, from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.

mainita (Karelian): mention

Definitions

  1. mention

Ancestry of “mainita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmainit'akto mention
2Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mein- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mainijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic mainit'ak →