Where does “munalohko” come from?

munalohko (Ingrian) comes from Finnish lohko, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

munalohko (Ingrian): potato casserole

Definitions

  1. potato casserole

Ancestry of “munalohko”, step by step

munalohko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lohko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohkosection; lobe; block, chunk
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Ingrian muna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmunaegg
2Proto-Finnicmunaegg
3Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →