Where does “sormenjälkitunnistin” come from?
sormenjälkitunnistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnistin, from Finnish tunnistaa, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.
sormenjälkitunnistin (Finnish): fingerprint sensor
Definitions
- fingerprint sensor
Ancestry of “sormenjälkitunnistin”, step by step
sormenjälkitunnistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tunnistin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tunnistin | sensor; detector; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | tunnistaa | to identify, recognise/recognize; to name |
| 3 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |
via Finnish sormenjälki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sormenjälki | fingerprint |
| 2 | Finnish | sormi | finger |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sormi | finger |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | sorme | — |