Where does “lannenikama” come from?

lannenikama (Finnish) comes from Finnish nikama, from Finnish mä, from Finnish minä, from Proto-Finnic minä, from Uralic *minä.

lannenikama (Finnish): A lumbar vertebra

Definitions

  1. A lumbar vertebra

Ancestry of “lannenikama”, step by step

lannenikama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nikama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnikamavertebra
2FinnishmäI
3FinnishminäI; ego; self
4Proto-FinnicminäI, me
5Uralic*minä—

via Finnish lanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlannehip, haunch
2Proto-Finniclandehhip
3Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Uralic *minä →Every word from Proto-Finnic minä →Every word from Finnish minä →
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