Where does “mutu” come from?

mutu (Malay) comes from Tamil முது, from Tamil மூ, from Proto-Tungusic mū, from Proto-Finnic muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu.

mutu (Malay): quality

Definitions

  1. quality

Ancestry of “mutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுதுold, senile, ancient, original, mature
2Tamilமூthe alphasyllabic combination of
3Proto-Tungusicmūwater
4Proto-Finnicmuuother, another; different
5Proto-Finno-Ugricmu—

Words derived from “mutu”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu →Every word from Proto-Finnic muu →Every word from Proto-Tungusic mū →