Where does “tien” come from?

tien (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tien (Finnish): genitive singular of tie

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of tie

Ancestry of “tien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →