Where does “muruinen” come from?

muruinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish muru, from Finnish murtaa, from Proto-Finnic murtadak, from Proto-Uralic mura- — break.

muruinen (Finnish): crumbly, crumby

Definitions

  1. crumbly, crumby

Ancestry of “muruinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmuruA crumb; A very small amount of something, a jot,...
2Finnishmurtaato break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under...
3Proto-Finnicmurtadakto break
4Proto-Uralicmura-break
Every word from Proto-Uralic mura- →Every word from Proto-Finnic murtadak →Every word from Finnish murtaa →