Where does “muta” come from?

muta (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic muta, from Proto-Uralic muďa — earth.

muta (Finnish): mire, mud; decaying organic matter in the bottom...

Definitions

  1. mire, mud; decaying organic matter in the bottom...

Ancestry of “muta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmutamud
2Proto-Uralicmuďaearth

Words derived from “muta

Every word from Proto-Uralic muďaEvery word from Proto-Finnic muta