Where does “tiedonpuute” come from?

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

tiedonpuute (Finnish): lack of information

Definitions

  1. lack of information

Ancestry of “tiedonpuute”, step by step

tiedonpuute 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 puute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuteshortage; deficiency; shortcoming
2Finnishpuuttuato be missing; "inanimate thing in elative" or...
3Proto-Finnicpuuttudakto catch (onto), snag, get caught in/on
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →