Where does “moa” come from?

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

moa (Karelian): earth; ground; land

Definitions

  1. earth; ground; land

Ancestry of “moa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
2Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →