Where does “tumaton” come from?

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

tumaton (Finnish): Of a cell, having no nucleus; prokaryote

Definitions

  1. Of a cell, having no nucleus; prokaryote

Ancestry of “tumaton”, step by step

tumaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtumanucleus, cell nucleus
2Proto-Finnictumakernel, core
3Proto-Finno-Permictuŋa

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...
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