Where does “muunkaltainen” come from?

muunkaltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaltainen, from Finnish kallas, from Proto-Finnic kaldas, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

muunkaltainen (Finnish): of another kind

Definitions

  1. of another kind

Ancestry of “muunkaltainen”, step by step

muunkaltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltainen-like, similar
2Finnishkallasbank
3Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
4Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
5Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined

via Finnish muu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuother, another; the others; else
2Proto-Finnicmuuother, another; different
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →