Where does “munalaatka” come from?

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

munalaatka (Ingrian): bowl of potatoes

Definitions

  1. bowl of potatoes

Ancestry of “munalaatka”, step by step

munalaatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian muna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmunaegg
2Proto-Finnicmunaegg
3Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something

via Ingrian laatka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlaatkabowl made of clay
2Russianлаткаpatch; casserole, braiser, oval-shaped Dutch...
3Proto-Slaviclatъkapatch, cloth shred
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