Where does “tunto” come from?
tunto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.
tunto (Finnish): touch; feeling, sensation
Definitions
- touch; feeling, sensation
Ancestry of “tunto”, step by step
tunto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuntea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |
via Spanish tonto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tonto | stupid; silly, foolish; a fool, a stupid person |
| 2 | Western Apache | kounʼnde | wild rough people |
via Finnish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | o | — |