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Where does “äkkimutka” come from?

äkkimutka (Finnish) comes from Finnish mutka, from Proto-Finnic mutka, from Proto-Uralic mučka.

äkkimutka (Finnish): twist

Definitions

  1. twist

Ancestry of “äkkimutka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmutkabend, curve, corner; elbow; bight
2Proto-Finnicmutka—
3Proto-Uralicmučka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic mučka →