Where does “tiedotuskeskus” come from?

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

tiedotuskeskus (Finnish): information center; an important facility that provides information to a large group of people

Definitions

  1. information center; an important facility that provides information to a large group of people

Ancestry of “tiedotuskeskus”, step by step

tiedotuskeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiedotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiedotusadvice, information, guidance; announcement,...
2Finnishtiedottaato inform, make known, announce
3Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
4Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
5Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
6Proto-Finnicteeway, road
7Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk