Where does “maamunamerta” come from?
maamunamerta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian maamuna, from Ingrian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
maamunamerta (Ingrian): basket for potatoes
Definitions
- basket for potatoes
Ancestry of “maamunamerta”, step by step
maamunamerta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian maamuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | maamuna | potato |
| 2 | Ingrian | maa | earth; soil; land |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via Ingrian merta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | merta | basket |