Where does “maamuna” come from?
maamuna (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
maamuna (Ingrian): potato
Ancestry of “maamuna”, step by step
maamuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian maa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | maa | earth; soil; land |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via Ingrian muna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | muna | egg |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | muna | egg |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | müŋä | rear, beyond; space behind something |
Words derived from “maamuna”