Where does “hienotunteisuussyy” come from?

hienotunteisuussyy (Finnish) comes from Finnish hienotunteisuus, from Finnish hienotunteinen, from Finnish tunne, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

hienotunteisuussyy (Finnish): reason of discretion

Definitions

  1. reason of discretion

Ancestry of “hienotunteisuussyy”, step by step

hienotunteisuussyy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hienotunteisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienotunteisuustact, tactfulness, discretion, consideration
2Finnishhienotunteinenconsiderate, tactful, discreet
3Finnishtunnefeeling; emotion; sensation
4Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
5Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
6Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →