Where does “uppomuna” come from?
uppomuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish uppo-, from Finnish upota, from Proto-Finnic up'ot'ak — to sink; to drown.
uppomuna (Finnish): poached egg
Ancestry of “uppomuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | uppo- | sinking or submerging, submersible; completely,... |
| 2 | Finnish | upota | to sink; to get stuck in, get bogged down in; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | up'ot'ak | to sink; to drown |