Where does “ontto” come from?
ontto (Finnish) comes from Finnish onsi, from Proto-Finnic onci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte — cavity.
ontto (Finnish): hollow
Ancestry of “ontto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | onsi | Synonym of ontelo |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | onci | cavity |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | omte | cavity |
Words derived from “ontto”