Where does “lähetystunnus” come from?

lähetystunnus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lähetys, from Finnish lähettää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

lähetystunnus (Finnish): tracking code, tracking number of a shipment or package

Definitions

  1. tracking code, tracking number of a shipment or package

Ancestry of “lähetystunnus”, step by step

lähetystunnus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lähetys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähetysdelivery; broadcast, transmission; evangelist...
2Finnishlähettääto send; to dispatch; to ship
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish tunnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnusmarking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,...
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttaaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak