Where does “tunnus” come from?

tunnus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

Ancestry of “tunnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
2Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “tunnus

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