Where does “meiden” come from?

meiden (Veps) comes from Veps mö, from Proto-Finnic möö, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

meiden (Veps): genitive of mö

Definitions

  1. genitive of mö

Ancestry of “meiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsmöwe
2Proto-FinnicmööAlternative form of *mek
3Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic möö →Every word from Veps mö →