Where does “muunto-” come from?
muunto- (Finnish) comes from Finnish muuntaa, from Finnish muu, from Proto-Finnic muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu.
Ancestry of “muunto-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | muuntaa | to convert, transform; Third-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | muu | other, another; the others; else |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | muu | other, another; different |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mu | — |