Where does “riistantutkimus” come from?

riistantutkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkimus, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

riistantutkimus (Finnish): hunting research, gamekeeping research, the study of hunting and gamekeeping

Definitions

  1. hunting research, gamekeeping research, the study of hunting and gamekeeping

Ancestry of “riistantutkimus”, step by step

riistantutkimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tutkimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutkimusresearch; examination; investigation
2Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-—

via Finnish riista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriistagame
2Proto-Finnicriistaobject, item, ware
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j- →Every word from Finnish -ia →Every word from Finnish tutkia →