Where does “munajohdin” come from?
munajohdin (Finnish) comes from Finnish johdin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
Ancestry of “munajohdin”, step by step
munajohdin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish johdin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johdin | conductor; derivational affix; duct |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish müŋä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | müŋä | egg |