Where does “emä” come from?
emä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic emä, from Proto-Uralic emä — mother.
emä (Finnish): mother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
Definitions
- mother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
Ancestry of “emä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | emä | mother |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | emä | mother |