Where does “muinaistutkija” come from?
muinaistutkija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkija, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
muinaistutkija (Finnish): archaeologist
Ancestry of “muinaistutkija”, step by step
muinaistutkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tutkija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tutkija | researcher |
| 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 muinainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muinainen | ancient |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |