Where does “numerotiedotus” come from?

numerotiedotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiedotus, from Finnish tiedottaa, from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

numerotiedotus (Finnish): directory enquiry, directory assistance phone service

Definitions

  1. directory enquiry, directory assistance phone service

Ancestry of “numerotiedotus”, step by step

numerotiedotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiedotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiedotusadvice, information, guidance; announcement,...
2Finnishtiedottaato inform, make known, announce
3Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
4Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
5Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
6Proto-Finnicteeway, road
7Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish numero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnumerodigit, number; numeral; number
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk