Where does “mutututkimus” come from?
mutututkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
mutututkimus (Finnish): informal or not very thorough research, quick research
Definitions
- informal or not very thorough research, quick research
Ancestry of “mutututkimus”, step by step
mutututkimus 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 mutu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mutu | Eurasian common minnow; poor reasoning or... |