Where does “keeleteadus” come from?

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

keeleteadus (Estonian): linguistics

Definitions

  1. linguistics

Ancestry of “keeleteadus”, step by step

keeleteadus 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 keel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankeellanguage; tongue; string of musical instrument
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →