Where does “Suomenma” come from?

Suomenma (Veps) comes from Veps ma, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Ancestry of “Suomenma”, step by step

Suomenma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps ma

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

via Veps suomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepssuomi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →