Where does “myötätunto” come from?
myötätunto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunto, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.
myötätunto (Finnish): sympathy, compassion
Ancestry of “myötätunto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tunto | touch; feeling, sensation |
| 2 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |
Words derived from “myötätunto”