Where does “syänmuna” come from?

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

syänmuna (Ingrian): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “syänmuna”, step by step

syänmuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian muna

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

via Ingrian syän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansyänheart
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic muna →Every word from Ingrian muna →