Where does “kuivamuona” come from?
kuivamuona (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuiva, from Proto-Finnic kuiva — dry.
kuivamuona (Finnish): dry goods dry food that can be transported and stored without immediate danger of spoiling
Definitions
- dry goods dry food that can be transported and stored without immediate danger of spoiling
Ancestry of “kuivamuona”, step by step
kuivamuona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuiva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuiva | dry; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuiva | dry |
via Finnish muona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muona | Food provisions, supplies |
| 2 | Swedish | månadskost | food provision for one month |