Where does “murumuna” come from?

murumuna (Estonian) comes from Estonian muna, from Proto-Finnic muna, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

murumuna (Estonian): puffball

Definitions

  1. puffball

Ancestry of “murumuna”, step by step

murumuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian muna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmunaegg; balls, testicles
2Proto-Finnicmunaegg
3Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something

via Estonian muru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmurulawn; grass
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic muna →Every word from Estonian muna →