Where does “vesimaonkotain” come from?

vesimaonkotain (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian maonkotain, from Ingrian -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

vesimaonkotain (Ingrian): sea snail

Definitions

  1. sea snail

Ancestry of “vesimaonkotain”, step by step

vesimaonkotain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian maonkotain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmaonkotainshell
2Ingrian-inForms adjectives indicating the material of which something is made; -en
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Ingrian vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvesiwater
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Ingrian -in →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in →