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Where does “tuttava” come from?

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

tuttava (Finnish): acquaintance

Definitions

  1. acquaintance

Ancestry of “tuttava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtutaAlternative form of tuntea
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

Words derived from “tuttava”

  • tuttavuus
  • perhetuttava
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