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
- identification, ID; personal authentication
Ancestry of “henkilötunniste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tunniste | identifier; a tag |
| 2 | Finnish | tunnistaa | to identify, recognise/recognize; to name |
| 3 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |