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Where does “menehtyä” come from?

menehtyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu.

menehtyä (Finnish): To perish, pass away, die

Definitions

  1. To perish, pass away, die

Ancestry of “menehtyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
2Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
3Idotuyou , thou
4Spanishtúyou; thou
5Latintuusyour
6Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
7Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
8Polishtuhere
9Polishbyćto be
10Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
11Old Polishmóc—
12Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “menehtyä”

  • menehtyminen
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