Where does “tyvimätä” come from?

tyvimätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyvi, from Proto-Finnic tüvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tüŋe.

tyvimätä (Finnish): with stem rot

Definitions

  1. with stem rot

Ancestry of “tyvimätä”, step by step

tyvimätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyvifoot; crown, collar; beam
2Proto-Finnictüvibase of a tree
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictüŋe—

via Finnish mätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmätärotten; fishy; pus
2Proto-Finnicmätäpus; rotten
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tüŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic tüvi →Every word from Finnish tyvi →