Where does “mustanäätä” come from?

mustanäätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish musta, from Finnish -ntää — Front vowel variant of -ntaa.

mustanäätä (Finnish): yellow-throated marten

Definitions

  1. yellow-throated marten

Ancestry of “mustanäätä”, step by step

mustanäätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa

via Finnish näätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäätäpine marten; marten
2Proto-Slavicgnědъbrown
Every word from Finnish -ntää →Every word from Finnish musta →