Where does “monihenkinen” come from?

monihenkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish moni, from Proto-Finnic moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic mone.

monihenkinen (Finnish): multiperson of or pertaining to more than one person

Definitions

  1. multiperson of or pertaining to more than one person

Ancestry of “monihenkinen”, step by step

monihenkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mone →Every word from Proto-Finnic moni →Every word from Finnish moni →