Where does “monituhatpäinen” come from?
monituhatpäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuhat, from Proto-Finnic tuhat, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
monituhatpäinen (Finnish): numbering many thousands
Definitions
- numbering many thousands
Ancestry of “monituhatpäinen”, step by step
monituhatpäinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuhat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuhat | API; one thousand; Nominative plural form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tuhat | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |