Where does “seeneteadus” come from?

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

seeneteadus (Estonian): mycology

Definitions

  1. mycology

Ancestry of “seeneteadus”, step by step

seeneteadus 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 seen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianseenmushroom; fungus
2Proto-Finnicseenifungus; mushroom
3Proto-Uralicśänäbracket fungus
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →