Where does “tosijuttu” come from?

tosijuttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juttu, from Proto-Finnic juttu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- — to tell.

tosijuttu (Finnish): true story

Definitions

  1. true story

Ancestry of “tosijuttu”, step by step

tosijuttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuttutalk; tale; anecdote
2Proto-Finnicjuttutalk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell

via Finnish tosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
2Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic juttu →Every word from Finnish juttu →