Where does “liiketunnistin” come from?

liiketunnistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnistin, from Finnish tunnistaa, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

liiketunnistin (Finnish): motion detector

Definitions

  1. motion detector

Ancestry of “liiketunnistin”, step by step

liiketunnistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunnistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnistinsensor; detector; First-person singular...
2Finnishtunnistaato identify, recognise/recognize; to name
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →