Where does “mändä” come from?

mändä (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic mendäk, from Proto-Uralic mene- — to go.

mändä (Ludian): go

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Finnic	mendäk	to go
2	Proto-Uralic	mene-	to go

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