Where does “moninainen” come from?

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

moninainen (Finnish): diverse, manifold

Definitions

  1. diverse, manifold

Ancestry of “moninainen”, step by step

moninainen 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 nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

Words derived from “moninainen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mone →Every word from Proto-Finnic moni →Every word from Finnish moni →