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Where does “tuntu” come from?

tuntu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

tuntu (Finnish): feel, feeling, sensation; texture

Definitions

  1. feel, feeling, sensation; texture

Ancestry of “tuntu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
2Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
3Proto-Uralictumte-to know

Words derived from “tuntu”

  • tuntuinen
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →