Where does “purumaha” come from?

purumaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish maha, from Proto-Finnic maha — stomach, belly.

purumaha (Finnish): gastric mill organ in the gastrointestinal tract of some crustaceans, which contains dentition that is used to grind food

Definitions

  1. gastric mill organ in the gastrointestinal tract of some crustaceans, which contains dentition that is used to grind food

Ancestry of “purumaha”, step by step

purumaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly

via Finnish puru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuruSynonym of pureminen; chewing; A quantity of...
2Proto-Finnicpuru—
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