Where does “henkilötunniste” come from?

henkilötunniste (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunniste, from Finnish tunnistaa, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

henkilötunniste (Finnish): identification, ID; personal authentication

Definitions

  1. identification, ID; personal authentication

Ancestry of “henkilötunniste”, step by step

henkilötunniste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunniste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnisteidentifier; a tag
2Finnishtunnistaato identify, recognise/recognize; to name
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish henkilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →