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Where does “tunkea” come from?

tunkea (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic tunkedak — to cram.

tunkea (Finnish): to cram, squeeze

Definitions

  1. to cram, squeeze

Ancestry of “tunkea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictunkedakto cram

Words derived from “tunkea”

  • maahantunkeutuminen
  • tungettelija
  • tungetella
  • tungosaika
  • tungos
  • tunkeutuminen
  • tunkeutuja
  • tunkeutua
  • tunkeilla
  • tunkeilija
Every word from Proto-Finnic tunkedak →