Where does “sivumennen” come from?
sivumennen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mennä, from Proto-Finnic mendäk, from Proto-Uralic mene- — to go.
Ancestry of “sivumennen”, step by step
sivumennen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mennä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mennä | to go; to take, pass, spend, go |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mendäk | to go |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mene- | to go |
via Finnish sivu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sivu | page, side; side; flank |