Where does “tietokonesali” come from?

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

tietokonesali (Finnish): computer room, computer hall

Definitions

  1. computer room, computer hall

Ancestry of “tietokonesali”, step by step

tietokonesali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tietokone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietokonecomputer
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish sali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalihall; A large room, often one in which dinners...
2Swedishsäla seal
3Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →