Where does “emännyys” come from?

emännyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish emäntä, from Proto-Finnic emäntä, from Proto-Finnic emä, from Proto-Uralic emä — mother.

emännyys (Finnish): the property of being a mistress, housewife, hostess or matron

Definitions

  1. the property of being a mistress, housewife, hostess or matron

Ancestry of “emännyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishemäntäA mistress; A housewife; A hostess
2Proto-Finnicemäntämistress, housewife
3Proto-Finnicemämother
4Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Uralic emä →Every word from Proto-Finnic emä →Every word from Proto-Finnic emäntä →