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Where does “mükkä” come from?

mükkä (Proto-Finnic) comes from Finnish mutka, from Proto-Finnic mutka, from Proto-Uralic mučka.

mükkä (Proto-Finnic): mute, dumb

Definitions

  1. mute, dumb

Ancestry of “mükkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmutkabend, curve, corner; elbow; bight
2Proto-Finnicmutka—
3Proto-Uralicmučka—

Words derived from “mükkä”

  • mykkäfilmi
  • mykkä
  • mykkäkoulu
  • kuuromykkä
Every word from Proto-Uralic mučka →