Where does “monivaimoinen” come from?

monivaimoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaimo, from Proto-Finnic vaimo, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe — breath.

monivaimoinen (Finnish): polygynous practicing polygyny; that has multiple wives

Definitions

  1. polygynous practicing polygyny; that has multiple wives

Ancestry of “monivaimoinen”, step by step

monivaimoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimowife; woman, especially an elderly one
2Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
3Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—

Words derived from “monivaimoinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →