Where does “munanvars” come from?

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

munanvars (Ingrian): potato stalk

Definitions

  1. potato stalk

Ancestry of “munanvars”, step by step

munanvars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian muna

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

via Ingrian vars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvarshandle
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic muna →Every word from Ingrian muna →