Where does “keinotekoinen” come from?
keinotekoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tekoinen, from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
keinotekoinen (Finnish): artificial
Ancestry of “keinotekoinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tekoinen | -made, -built |
| 2 | Finnish | teko | act, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | teko | act, deed |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “keinotekoinen”