Where does “teadmine” come from?
teadmine (Estonian) comes from Estonian teadma, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.
teadmine (Estonian): knowledge; knowing
Ancestry of “teadmine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | teadma | to know |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | teetädäk | to know |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |