Where does “tiedostonsiirto” come from?

tiedostonsiirto (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.

tiedostonsiirto (Finnish): file transfer

Definitions

  1. file transfer

Ancestry of “tiedostonsiirto”, step by step

tiedostonsiirto 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 siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →