Where does “teadlane” come from?

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

teadlane (Estonian): scientist

Definitions

  1. scientist

Ancestry of “teadlane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianteadmato know
2Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
3Proto-Finnicteeway, road
4Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →