Where does “munanasetin” come from?

munanasetin (Finnish) comes from Finnish asetin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

munanasetin (Finnish): ovipositor

Definitions

  1. ovipositor

Ancestry of “munanasetin”, step by step

munanasetin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asetin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasetinapplicator; Genitive singular form of asetti;...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish müŋä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmüŋäegg
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish asetin