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Where does “-tuma” come from?

-tuma (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -tudak, from Proto-Finnic -udak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

-tuma (Estonian): -en, -fy

Definitions

  1. -en, -fy

Ancestry of “-tuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-tudakCreates verbs with inchoative, passive or middle...
2Proto-Finnic-udak—
3Proto-Uralic-w-—

Words derived from “-tuma”

  • jäätisemasin
  • jäätuma
  • jäätis
  • täituma
  • käituma
  • käitumine
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →