Where does “mututieto” come from?
mututieto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.
Ancestry of “mututieto”, step by step
mututieto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tieto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tieto | knowledge; data; information |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | teeto | knowledge; information |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | teetädäk | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |
via Finnish mutu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mutu | Eurasian common minnow; poor reasoning or... |