Where does “monijalkainen” come from?

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

monijalkainen (Finnish): multilegged, polypod

Definitions

  1. multilegged, polypod

Ancestry of “monijalkainen”, step by step

monijalkainen 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 jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mone →Every word from Proto-Finnic moni →Every word from Finnish moni →