Where does “kartain” come from?

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

kartain (Ingrian): made of sheet metal

Definitions

  1. made of sheet metal

Ancestry of “kartain”, 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 →
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