Where does “juurihuntu” come from?
juurihuntu (Finnish) comes from Finnish huntu, 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 — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
juurihuntu (Finnish): root cap
Ancestry of “juurihuntu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | huntu | veil; coma |
| 2 | Kabuverdianu | djuntu | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | junto | together |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | junto | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūnctus | — |
| 6 | Latin | iungō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jungō | to yoke; to join |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yunégti | to be joining |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |