Where does “kuuromykkyys” come from?

kuuromykkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuuromykkä, from Finnish mykkä, from Proto-Finnic mükkä, from Finnish mutka, from Proto-Finnic mutka, from Proto-Uralic mučka.

kuuromykkyys (Finnish): the quality of being deaf-mute

Definitions

  1. the quality of being deaf-mute

Ancestry of “kuuromykkyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuuromykkädeaf-mute
2Finnishmykkämute
3Proto-Finnicmükkämute, dumb
4Finnishmutkabend, curve, corner; elbow; bight
5Proto-Finnicmutkabend, curve
6Proto-Uralicmučka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic mučka →Every word from Proto-Finnic mutka →Every word from Finnish mutka →