Where does “rahvastikuteadus” come from?

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

rahvastikuteadus (Estonian): demography

Definitions

  1. demography

Ancestry of “rahvastikuteadus”, step by step

rahvastikuteadus 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 rahvastik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrahvastikpopulation
2Estonianrahvaspeople
3Proto-Finnicrahvaspeople, folk
4Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →