Where does “huippututkimus” come from?
huippututkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
huippututkimus (Finnish): cutting-edge research
Definitions
- cutting-edge research
Ancestry of “huippututkimus”, step by step
huippututkimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tutkimus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tutkimus | research; examination; investigation |
| 2 | Finnish | tutkia | to examine, investigate; to research; Partitive... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ia | Forms primarily transitive verbs describing... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -idak | applicative suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j- | — |
via Finnish huippu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huippu | top, peak, summit; climax, culmination;... |