FromProto-Finnic*ammo-, probably fromProto-Uralic*amme(“old, previous”) +-oin(temporal singular).[1][2] Cognate withHungarianó(“ancient, in previous”),Estonianammu(“once upon a time, long ago”),Northern Samioames(“past, old”) andErzyaумок(umok,“a long time ago”).
- IPA(key): /ˈɑmːoi̯n/,[ˈɑ̝mːo̞i̯n]
- Rhymes:-ɑmːoin
- Syllabification(key):am‧moin
- Hyphenation(key):am‧moin
ammoin
- Verylong ago, in thetime immemorial.
- ^Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “ammoin”, inSuomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved1 January 2024
- ^Álgu etymological database, entry #98925 (language: Finnish, word: ammoin)
