Where does “tiedotusväline” come from?

tiedotusväline (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.

tiedotusväline (Finnish): news medium

Definitions

  1. news medium

Ancestry of “tiedotusväline”, step by step

tiedotusväline 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 väline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälinetool, means, implement
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk