Where does “tuma” come from?

tuma (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic tuma, from Proto-Finno-Permic tuŋa.

tuma (Finnish): nucleus, cell nucleus

Definitions

  1. nucleus, cell nucleus

Ancestry of “tuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictumakernel, core
2Proto-Finno-Permictuŋa—

Words derived from “tuma”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic tuŋa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuma →
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