Where does “talviuni” come from?

talviuni (Finnish) comes from Ingrian uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

talviuni (Finnish): winter sleep, hibernation, denning

Definitions

  1. winter sleep, hibernation, denning

Ancestry of “talviuni”, step by step

talviuni traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—

via Finnish talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalviwinter
2Proto-Finnictalviwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter

via Ingrian talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantalviwinter
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic une →Every word from Proto-Finnic uni →Every word from Ingrian uni →