Where does “monihaarainen” come from?

monihaarainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish haarainen, from Finnish haara, from Proto-Finnic haara — branch.

monihaarainen (Finnish): branchy

Definitions

  1. branchy

Ancestry of “monihaarainen”, step by step

monihaarainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haarainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarainenbranched; having a certain number or kind of...
2Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
3Proto-Finnichaarabranch

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—
Every word from Proto-Finnic haara →Every word from Finnish haara →Every word from Finnish haarainen →