Where does “monisyinen” come from?

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

monisyinen (Finnish): multistrand, multistranded composed of multiple strands, concretely or figuratively

Definitions

  1. multistrand, multistranded composed of multiple strands, concretely or figuratively

Ancestry of “monisyinen”, step by step

monisyinen 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 syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mone →Every word from Proto-Finnic moni →Every word from Finnish moni →
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