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
- Genitive singular form of tuttu
Ancestry of “tutun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tuttu | familiar, conversant; Synonym of tuttava |
| 2 | Proto-Inuit | *tuktu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eskimo | *tuŋtu | — |