Where does “mainit'ak” come from?
mainit'ak (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic mainijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mein-.
Ancestry of “mainit'ak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mainijaną | to mean, think |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |
Words derived from “mainit'ak”