Where does “mutainen” come from?
mutainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish muta, from Proto-Finnic muta, from Proto-Uralic muďa — earth.
mutainen (Finnish): muddy
Ancestry of “mutainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | muta | mire, mud; decaying organic matter in the bottom... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | muta | mud |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | muďa | earth |