Where does “meikäläin” come from?

meikäläin (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic möö, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

meikäläin (Ingrian): one of us

Definitions

  1. one of us

Ancestry of “meikäläin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-FinnicmööAlternative form of *mek
2Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic möö →