Where does “keinotekoisuus” come from?
keinotekoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keinotekoinen, 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.
keinotekoisuus (Finnish): artificialness
Definitions
- artificialness
Ancestry of “keinotekoisuus”, step by step
keinotekoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keinotekoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keinotekoinen | artificial |
| 2 | Finnish | tekoinen | -made, -built |
| 3 | Finnish | teko | act, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | teko | act, deed |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |