Where does “teadus” come from?

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

teadus (Estonian): science

Definitions

  1. science

Ancestry of “teadus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianteadmato know
2Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
3Proto-Finnicteeway, road
4Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

Words derived from “teadus”

Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →