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Where does “munavoi” come from?

munavoi (Finnish) comes from Ingrian voi, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.

munavoi (Finnish): a spread made of butter and hard boiled eggs,...

Definitions

  1. a spread made of butter and hard boiled eggs,...

Ancestry of “munavoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvoibutter; oh, woe
2Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat
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