Where does “hõljumiteadus” come from?

hõljumiteadus (Estonian) comes from Estonian teadus, from Estonian teadma, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

hõljumiteadus (Estonian): planktology

Definitions

  1. planktology

Ancestry of “hõljumiteadus”, step by step

hõljumiteadus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian teadus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianteadusscience
2Estonianteadmato know
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Estonian hõljum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhõljumplankton
2Estonian-mForms comparative adjectives; Forms nouns from...
3Finnish-mpiForms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives...
4Proto-Uralic-mpa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →