Where does “tulimuna” come from?

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

tulimuna (Ingrian): A ball of light which a para follows when flying from one house to another

Definitions

  1. A ball of light which a para follows when flying from one house to another

Ancestry of “tulimuna”, step by step

tulimuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian muna

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

via Ingrian tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantulifire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli—
3Proto-Uralictulefire
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic muna →Every word from Ingrian muna →