Where does “tuuma” come from?

tuuma (Finnish) comes from Russian ду́ма, from Old East Slavic дума, from Proto-Slavic duma, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tuuma (Finnish): thought, idea; inch; an obsolete Finnish unit of...

Definitions

  1. thought, idea; inch; an obsolete Finnish unit of...

Ancestry of “tuuma”, step by step

tuuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ду́ма

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianду́маthought; administrative institution; duma
2Old East Slavicдума—
3Proto-Slavicdumabreath, breathing; word; advice, council
4Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Swedish tum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtuminch; a measure of length
2Old Swedishtumme—

Words derived from “tuuma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →