Where does “pientietokone” come from?
pientietokone (Finnish) comes from Finnish tietokone, from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.
pientietokone (Finnish): minicomputer
Ancestry of “pientietokone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tietokone | computer |
| 2 | Finnish | tieto | knowledge; data; information |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | teeto | knowledge; information |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | teetädäk | to know |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |