Where does “tietovuokaavio” come from?

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

tietovuokaavio (Finnish): data flow diagram, data flowchart

Definitions

  1. data flow diagram, data flowchart

Ancestry of “tietovuokaavio”, step by step

tietovuokaavio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tietovuo

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

via Finnish kaavio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaviodiagram, scheme, chart
2Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
3Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk