Where does “tunnus” come from?

tunnus (Estonian) comes from Estonian tundma, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

tunnus (Estonian): attribute, characteristic, quality, sign; affix

Definitions

  1. attribute, characteristic, quality, sign; affix

Ancestry of “tunnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantundmato feel; to know
2Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
3Proto-Uralictumte-to know

Words derived from “tunnus”

Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Estonian tundma →