Where does “sormenjälkitunnistus” come from?

sormenjälkitunnistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnistus, from Finnish tunnistaa, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

sormenjälkitunnistus (Finnish): fingerprint recognition

Definitions

  1. fingerprint recognition

Ancestry of “sormenjälkitunnistus”, step by step

sormenjälkitunnistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunnistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnistusrecognition, identification
2Finnishtunnistaato identify, recognise/recognize; to name
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish sormenjälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormenjälkifingerprint
2Finnishsormifinger
3Proto-Finnicsormifinger
4Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →