Where does “huntu” come from?

huntu (Finnish) comes from Kabuverdianu djuntu, from Portuguese junto, from Old Portuguese junto, from Latin iūnctus, from Latin iungō, from Proto-Italic jungō, from Proto-Indo-European yunégti, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

huntu (Finnish): veil; coma

Definitions

  1. veil; coma

Ancestry of “huntu”, step by step

huntu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu djuntu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianudjuntutogether, jointly
2Portuguesejuntotogether
3Old Portuguesejunto
4Latiniūnctusjoined, having been joined
5Latiniungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join
6Proto-Italicjungōto yoke; to join
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyunégtito be joining
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Spanish junto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjuntotogether; joined; next to

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quntu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*quntu

Words derived from “huntu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yunégtiEvery word from Proto-Italic jungō
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