Where does “karnevaalitunnelma” come from?

karnevaalitunnelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnelma, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

karnevaalitunnelma (Finnish): carnival atmosphere

Definitions

  1. carnival atmosphere

Ancestry of “karnevaalitunnelma”, step by step

karnevaalitunnelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunnelma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnelmamood; atmosphere, ambiance
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish karnevaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarnevaalicarnival
2Italiancarnevalecarnival; festival in the week before Lent
3Latincarnem levāre—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →