Where does “maamunavelli” come from?

maamunavelli (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian maamuna, from Ingrian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

maamunavelli (Ingrian): potato casserole

Definitions

  1. potato casserole

Ancestry of “maamunavelli”, step by step

maamunavelli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian maamuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmaamunapotato
2Ingrianmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Ingrian velli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvellibrother
2Finnishvelligruel
3Swedishvällinggruel, soup made from cereal, thin porridge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →