Where does “taiteentutkija” come from?

taiteentutkija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkija, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

taiteentutkija (Finnish): art researcher, artistic researcher

Definitions

  1. art researcher, artistic researcher

Ancestry of “taiteentutkija”, step by step

taiteentutkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tutkija

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

via Finnish taide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaideart
2Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
3Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
4Proto-Finnictaje-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j-Every word from Finnish -iaEvery word from Finnish tutkia