Where does “monenkirjava” come from?
monenkirjava (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjava, from Finnish -va, from Proto-Finnic -pa, from Proto-Uralic -pa.
monenkirjava (Finnish): mixed, diverse, eclectic, broad
Definitions
- mixed, diverse, eclectic, broad
Ancestry of “monenkirjava”, step by step
monenkirjava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjava | colorful, colored, mottled, iridescent,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -va | Forms the present active participle of a verb,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -pa | -ing; forms the present participle, which is... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -pa | — |
via Finnish moni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moni | many; few, quite a few; many people, many |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | moni | many |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mone | — |