Where does “muurahaisenmuna” come from?
muurahaisenmuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.
muurahaisenmuna (Finnish): ant egg
Definitions
- ant egg
Ancestry of “muurahaisenmuna”, step by step
muurahaisenmuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muurahainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |
via Finnish müŋä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | müŋä | egg |