Where does “mykkä” come from?
mykkä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic mükkä, from Finnish mutka, from Proto-Finnic mutka, from Proto-Uralic mučka.
mykkä (Finnish): mute
Ancestry of “mykkä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | mükkä | mute, dumb |
| 2 | Finnish | mutka | bend, curve, corner; elbow; bight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mutka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mučka | — |
Words derived from “mykkä”