Where does “pulmaaika” come from?

pulmaaika (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian aika, from Proto-Finnic aika — time.

pulmaaika (Ingrian): the time during which a wedding takes place

Definitions

  1. the time during which a wedding takes place

Ancestry of “pulmaaika”, step by step

pulmaaika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian aika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianaikatime; epoch, age; tense
2Proto-Finnicaikatime

via Ingrian pulmat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpulmatwedding
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