Where does “ontto” come from?

ontto (Finnish) comes from Finnish onsi, from Proto-Finnic onci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte — cavity.

ontto (Finnish): hollow

Definitions

  1. hollow

Ancestry of “ontto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishonsiSynonym of ontelo
2Proto-Finniconcicavity
3Proto-Finno-Ugricomtecavity

Words derived from “ontto”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric omte →Every word from Proto-Finnic onci →Every word from Finnish onsi →