Where does “tiedonjanoinen” come from?

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

tiedonjanoinen (Finnish): inquisitive

Definitions

  1. inquisitive

Ancestry of “tiedonjanoinen”, step by step

tiedonjanoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiedonjano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiedonjanothirst for knowledge
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →
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