Where does “tutun” come from?

tutun (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuttu, from Proto-Inuit *tuktu, from Proto-Eskimo *tuŋtu.

tutun (Finnish): Genitive singular form of tuttu

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of tuttu

Ancestry of “tutun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuttufamiliar, conversant; Synonym of tuttava
2Proto-Inuit*tuktu—
3Proto-Eskimo*tuŋtu—
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *tuŋtu →Every word from Proto-Inuit *tuktu →Every word from Finnish tuttu →