Where does “omantunnontuska” come from?

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

omantunnontuska (Finnish): compunction, remorse, pang of conscience

Definitions

  1. compunction, remorse, pang of conscience

Ancestry of “omantunnontuska”, step by step

omantunnontuska 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 tuska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuskapain, distress, agony, suffering
2Old East Slavicтъска—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →