Where does “emävale” come from?
emävale (Finnish) comes from Finnish emä, from Proto-Finnic emä, from Proto-Uralic emä — mother.
emävale (Finnish): whopper
Ancestry of “emävale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | emä | mother; mother of an animal, dam; womb |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | emä | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | emä | mother |