Where does “unelmoija” come from?

unelmoija (Finnish) comes from Finnish unelmoida, from Finnish Unelma, from Finnish uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

unelmoija (Finnish): dreamer, daydreamer

Definitions

  1. dreamer, daydreamer

Ancestry of “unelmoija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunelmoidato dream, daydream
2FinnishUnelmadream a hope or wish; implies desirability
3Finnishunidream; sleep
4Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
5Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic une →Every word from Proto-Finnic uni →Every word from Finnish uni →