Where does “tiedonhaku” come from?

tiedonhaku (Finnish) comes from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tiedonhaku (Finnish): information retrieval, research

Definitions

  1. information retrieval, research

Ancestry of “tiedonhaku”, step by step

tiedonhaku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tieto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
2Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish haku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
2FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
3Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
4Proto-Germanicsākija-—

Words derived from “tiedonhaku”

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