Where does “tallennusväline” come from?
tallennusväline (Finnish) comes from Finnish väline, from Finnish väli-, from Finnish väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.
tallennusväline (Finnish): storage device
Ancestry of “tallennusväline”, step by step
tallennusväline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väline | tool, means, implement |
| 2 | Finnish | väli- | mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter- |
| 3 | Finnish | väli | gap, space; interval; distance |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | välji | — |
via Finnish tallennus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tallennus | recording, data recording |
| 2 | Finnish | tallentaa | to record; to save, file; to download |
| 3 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |