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Where does “murtua” come from?

murtua (Finnish) comes from Finnish murtaa, from Proto-Finnic murtadak, from Proto-Uralic mura- — break.

murtua (Finnish): to break, break down, fracture, fall to pieces;...

Definitions

  1. to break, break down, fracture, fall to pieces;...

Ancestry of “murtua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtaato break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under...
2Proto-Finnicmurtadakto break
3Proto-Uralicmura-break

Words derived from “murtua”

  • pajunvitsamurtuma
  • murtunut
  • murtuma
  • avomurtuma
  • umpimurtuma
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