Where does “tuhmus” come from?

tuhmus (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian tuhma, from Proto-Finnic tuhma, from Proto-Germanic dusmaz.

tuhmus (Ingrian): stupidity

Definitions

  1. stupidity

Ancestry of “tuhmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantuhmadumb, stupid
2Proto-Finnictuhmastupid, foolish
3Proto-Germanicdusmaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic dusmaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuhma →Every word from Ingrian tuhma →