Where does “monni” come from?

monni (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic monē, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

monni (Northern Sami): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “monni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicmonēegg
2Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋäEvery word from Proto-Samic monē
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