Where does “mutavyöry” come from?
mutavyöry (Finnish) comes from Finnish muta, from Proto-Finnic muta, from Proto-Uralic muďa — earth.
mutavyöry (Finnish): mudslide
Ancestry of “mutavyöry”, step by step
mutavyöry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muta | mire, mud; decaying organic matter in the bottom... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | muta | mud |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | muďa | earth |
via Finnish vyöry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vyöry | landslide; avalanche; Indicative present... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |