Where does “Vadʹdʹamaa” come from?

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

Vadʹdʹamaa (Votic): Votia; the region in which Votians live (or historically have lived)

Definitions

  1. Votia; the region in which Votians live (or historically have lived)

Ancestry of “Vadʹdʹamaa”, step by step

Vadʹdʹamaa 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 vadʹdʹa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VoticvadʹdʹaVotic language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Uralic mëxeEvery word from Proto-Finnic maa