Where does “luonnetutkielma” come from?
luonnetutkielma (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkielma, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
luonnetutkielma (Finnish): character study written examination of a character in a work of fiction
Definitions
- character study written examination of a character in a work of fiction
Ancestry of “luonnetutkielma”, step by step
luonnetutkielma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tutkielma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tutkielma | treatise; study; thesis |
| 2 | Finnish | tutkia | to examine, investigate; to research; Partitive... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ia | Forms primarily transitive verbs describing... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -idak | applicative suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j- | — |
via Finnish luonne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luonne | nature, character; personality |
| 2 | Finnish | luonto | nature, environment; characteristics of a person |
| 3 | Finnish | luoda | to create; to shovel; to shed |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | löödäk | to hit, to strike; to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lewe- | to throw, shoot |