Where does “tiedustella” come from?

tiedustella (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiedustaa, from Finnish tietää, from Finnish -mätön, from Proto-Finnic -mat'oin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

tiedustella (Finnish): to inquire, enquire; to reconnoitre

Definitions

  1. to inquire, enquire; to reconnoitre

Ancestry of “tiedustella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtiedustaaSynonym of tiedustella; to recognize, to be aware...
2Finnishtietääto know, be aware of; to signify, mean, presage,...
3Finnish-mätönFront vowel variant of -maton
4Proto-Finnic-mat'oinForms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective
5Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
6Proto-Uralic-ktama

Words derived from “tiedustella

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktamaEvery word from Finnish -mätönEvery word from Finnish tietää
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