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Where does “-tu” come from?

-tu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

-tu (Estonian): -less

Definitions

  1. -less

Ancestry of “-tu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
2Proto-Uralic-ktama—

Words derived from “-tu”

  • viljatu
  • tähelepanematu
  • vastuvõetamatu
  • vahetu
  • mõttetu
  • ohutu
  • oimetu
  • surematu
  • vältimatu
  • süütu
  • õnnetu
  • -matu
  • kannatamatu
  • vastupandamatu
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktama →