Where does “tiedonhalu” come from?

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

tiedonhalu (Finnish): curiosity, thirst for knowledge, inquisitiveness

Definitions

  1. curiosity, thirst for knowledge, inquisitiveness

Ancestry of “tiedonhalu”, step by step

tiedonhalu 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 halu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
2Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “tiedonhalu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →
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