Where does “yksivaimoinen” come from?

yksivaimoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaimo, from Proto-Finnic vaimo, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe — breath.

yksivaimoinen (Finnish): monogamous

Definitions

  1. monogamous

Ancestry of “yksivaimoinen”, step by step

yksivaimoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimowife; woman, especially an elderly one
2Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
3Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath

via Finnish yksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyksione
2Proto-Finnicükcione
3Proto-Uralicükteone

Words derived from “yksivaimoinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaimo →Every word from Finnish vaimo →