Where does “ämmäin” come from?

ämmäin (Finnish) comes from Ingrian -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

ämmäin (Finnish): Genitive plural form of ämmä; hags'

Definitions

  1. Genitive plural form of ämmä; hags'

Ancestry of “ämmäin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrian-inForms adjectives indicating the material of which something is made; -en
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
3Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Ingrian -in →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in →