Where does “melonta” come from?
melonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish meloa, from Finnish mela, from Proto-Finnic mela, from Proto-Finno-Permic melä.
melonta (Finnish): paddling
Ancestry of “melonta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meloa | to paddle; "~ :" to kayak; "~ :" to canoe |
| 2 | Finnish | mela | paddle; dick |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mela | paddle |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | melä | — |
Words derived from “melonta”