Where does “emäin” come from?

emäin (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

emäin (Ingrian): motherly

Definitions

  1. motherly

Ancestry of “emäin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrian-inForms adjectives indicating the material of which something is made; -en
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
3Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Ingrian -in →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in →