Where does “nimenanto” come from?

nimenanto (Finnish) comes from Finnish anto, from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

nimenanto (Finnish): naming ceremony in which a name is given

Definitions

  1. naming ceremony in which a name is given

Ancestry of “nimenanto”, step by step

nimenanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantodelivery, output
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—

Words derived from “nimenanto”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëmta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic antadak →Every word from Finnish antaa →