Where does “munankeitin” come from?

munankeitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish keitin, from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.

munankeitin (Finnish): poacher

Definitions

  1. poacher

Ancestry of “munankeitin”, step by step

munankeitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeitincooker; short for kahvinkeitin; electric kettle
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—

via Finnish müŋä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmüŋäegg
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keitin →