Where does “kielitutkinto” come from?

kielitutkinto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkinto, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

kielitutkinto (Finnish): language examination, language certificate, language diploma

Definitions

  1. language examination, language certificate, language diploma

Ancestry of “kielitutkinto”, step by step

kielitutkinto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tutkinto

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

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j- →Every word from Finnish -ia →Every word from Finnish tutkia →