Where does “omantunnonsyy” come from?

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

omantunnonsyy (Finnish): reason of conscience

Definitions

  1. reason of conscience

Ancestry of “omantunnonsyy”, step by step

omantunnonsyy 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 syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →