Where does “tieto” come from?

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

tieto (Finnish): knowledge; data; information

Definitions

  1. knowledge; data; information

Ancestry of “tieto”, step by step

tieto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic teeto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
2Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
3Proto-Finnicteeway, road
4Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Livonian tieudõ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniantieudõto know

Words derived from “tieto”

Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →