Where does “tiedusteluelin” come from?

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

tiedusteluelin (Finnish): intelligence agency, intelligence body

Definitions

  1. intelligence agency, intelligence body

Ancestry of “tiedusteluelin”, step by step

tiedusteluelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiedustelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiedusteluinquiry, enquiry; reconnaissance; intelligence
2Finnishtiedustellato inquire, enquire; to reconnoitre
3FinnishtiedustaaSynonym of tiedustella; to recognize, to be aware...
4Finnishtietääto know, be aware of; to signify, mean, presage,...
5Finnish-mätönFront vowel variant of -maton
6Proto-Finnic-mat'oinForms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective
7Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
8Proto-Uralic-ktama

via Finnish elin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinorgan of an organism; governmental body; member
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktamaEvery word from Finnish -mätönEvery word from Finnish tietää