Where does “munatorvi” come from?

munatorvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish torvi, from Proto-Finnic torvi, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

munatorvi (Finnish): Fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube, salpinx

Definitions

  1. Fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube, salpinx

Ancestry of “munatorvi”, step by step

munatorvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish torvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorvihorn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in...
2Proto-Finnictorvihorn; tube, pipe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Finnish müŋä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmüŋäegg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Finnic torvi →Every word from Finnish torvi →