Where does “morsiuslunnaat” come from?
morsiuslunnaat (Finnish) comes from Finnish lunnaat, from Proto-Germanic lunaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
morsiuslunnaat (Finnish): bride price
Ancestry of “morsiuslunnaat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lunnaat | ransom |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lunaz | ransom |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |