Where does “monioksainen” come from?

monioksainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish oksainen, from Finnish oksa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa, from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa.

Ancestry of “monioksainen”, step by step

monioksainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oksainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksainenbranchy; of trees with many branches
2Finnishoksabranch; bough; knot
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*oksa—
4Proto-Finno-Permicoksa—

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa →Every word from Finnish oksa →