Where does “omantunnonkysymys” come from?

omantunnonkysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish omatunto, from Finnish tunto, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

omantunnonkysymys (Finnish): matter of conscience, issue of conscience

Definitions

  1. matter of conscience, issue of conscience

Ancestry of “omantunnonkysymys”, step by step

omantunnonkysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish omatunto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomatuntoconscience
2Finnishtuntotouch; feeling, sensation
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish kysymys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkysymysquestion; issue, problem
2FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
3Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →
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