Where does “emäntä” come from?
emäntä (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finnic emä, from Proto-Uralic emä — mother.
emäntä (Proto-Finnic): mistress, housewife
Ancestry of “emäntä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | emä | mother |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | emä | mother |
Words derived from “emäntä”