Where does “järventutkimus” come from?

järventutkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

järventutkimus (Finnish): limnology science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds

Definitions

  1. limnology science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds

Ancestry of “järventutkimus”, step by step

järventutkimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tutkimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutkimusresearch; examination; investigation
2Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-—

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j- →Every word from Finnish -ia →Every word from Finnish tutkia →