Where does “todentuntu” come from?

todentuntu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuntu, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

todentuntu (Finnish): the feeling that something is real or authentic

Definitions

  1. the feeling that something is real or authentic

Ancestry of “todentuntu”, step by step

todentuntu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuntu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntufeel, feeling, sensation; texture
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish tosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
2Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →
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