Where does “monituhantinen” come from?

monituhantinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuhantinen, from Finnish tuhat, from Proto-Finnic tuhat, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

monituhantinen (Finnish): of several thousands, thousands of consisting of many thousands of individuals, elements, pieces etc

Definitions

  1. of several thousands, thousands of consisting of many thousands of individuals, elements, pieces etc

Ancestry of “monituhantinen”, step by step

monituhantinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuhantinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhantinenof (some) thousands
2FinnishtuhatAPI; one thousand; Nominative plural form of...
3Proto-Finnictuhatthousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhat