Where does “kuuromykkä” come from?
kuuromykkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish mykkä, from Proto-Finnic mükkä, from Finnish mutka, from Proto-Finnic mutka, from Proto-Uralic mučka.
kuuromykkä (Finnish): deaf-mute
Ancestry of “kuuromykkä”, step by step
kuuromykkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mykkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mykkä | mute |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mükkä | mute, dumb |
| 3 | Finnish | mutka | bend, curve, corner; elbow; bight |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | mutka | bend, curve |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | mučka | — |
via Finnish kuuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuuro | deaf; deaf person; rain shower, shower |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuuro | rain shower, shower |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skūrō | storm; short shower; shelter, shack |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱēwer- | north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower |
Words derived from “kuuromykkä”