Where does “yömyöhä” come from?

yömyöhä (Finnish) comes from Finnish myöhä, from Proto-Finnic mööhä, from Proto-Finnic möö, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

yömyöhä (Finnish): the time late at night

Definitions

  1. the time late at night

Ancestry of “yömyöhä”, step by step

yömyöhä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myöhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyöhälate
2Proto-Finnicmööhälate
3Proto-FinnicmööAlternative form of *mek
4Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic möö →Every word from Proto-Finnic mööhä →