Where does “imuroiminen” come from?
imuroiminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish imuroida, from Finnish imuri, from Finnish imeä, from Proto-Finnic imedäk, from Proto-Uralic ime-, from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e — this; not; the negative verb.
Ancestry of “imuroiminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imuroida | To vacuum; To download |
| 2 | Finnish | imuri | vacuum cleaner; fan |
| 3 | Finnish | imeä | to suck; to absorb; to pull towards, attract |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | imedäk | to suck |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ime- | to suck |
| 6 | Hungarian | ím | behold! see! lo! |
| 7 | Hungarian | i | small, young |
| 8 | Hungarian | e | this; look!, hey! |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |