Where does “эстоноземелец” come from?

эстоноземелец (Russian) comes from Estonian eestimaalane, from Estonian maalane, from Estonian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

эстоноземелец (Russian): Estonian

Definitions

  1. Estonian

Ancestry of “эстоноземелец”, step by step

эстоноземелец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian eestimaalane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianeestimaalanea person living in, or from Estonia (regardless of ethnicity)
2EstonianmaalaneEarthling
3Estonianmaaearth; land; ground
4Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
5Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Russian Земля́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЗемля́—
2Russian-скийUsed to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...
3Old East Slavic-ьскъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →