Where does “luonnontutkimus” come from?
luonnontutkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
luonnontutkimus (Finnish): nature study, nature research
Definitions
- nature study, nature research
Ancestry of “luonnontutkimus”, step by step
luonnontutkimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tutkimus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tutkimus | research; examination; investigation |
| 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 luonto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luonto | nature, environment; characteristics of a person |
| 2 | Finnish | luoda | to create; to shovel; to shed |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | löödäk | to hit, to strike; to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lewe- | to throw, shoot |