Where does “mantsankoe” come from?
mantsankoe (Finnish) comes from Finnish mantsa, from Finnish maantieto, from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.
mantsankoe (Finnish): geography exam
Definitions
- geography exam
Ancestry of “mantsankoe”, step by step
mantsankoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mantsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mantsa | geography as a school subject |
| 2 | Finnish | maantieto | geography especially as a school subject |
| 3 | Finnish | tieto | knowledge; data; information |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | teeto | knowledge; information |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | teetädäk | to know |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |