Where does “alkutunnari” come from?

alkutunnari (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnari, from Finnish tunnus, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

alkutunnari (Finnish): opening theme of a radio, TV show, etc

Definitions

  1. opening theme of a radio, TV show, etc

Ancestry of “alkutunnari”, step by step

alkutunnari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunnari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnaritheme music, underneath; credentials, PIN
2Finnishtunnusmarking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,...
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish alku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkustart, beginning, inception, incipience; first,...
2Finnishalkaato begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →