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Where does “munasillaan” come from?

munasillaan (Finnish) comes from Finnish munat, from Finnish muna, from Proto-Finnic muna, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

munasillaan (Finnish): naked

Definitions

  1. naked

Ancestry of “munasillaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmunatNominative plural form of muna; The great
2Finnishmunaegg; ovum; dick
3Proto-Finnicmunaegg
4Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something
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