Where does “Rootsimaa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Rootsimaa”, step by step

Rootsimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic maa

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

via Votic rootsi

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