Where does “tiedostomuoto” come from?

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

tiedostomuoto (Finnish): file format

Definitions

  1. file format

Ancestry of “tiedostomuoto”, step by step

tiedostomuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiedosto

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

via Finnish muoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
2Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →