Where does “tosiseikka” come from?

tosiseikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tosi, from Proto-Finnic toci — truth.

tosiseikka (Finnish): datum, fact

Definitions

  1. datum, fact

Ancestry of “tosiseikka”, step by step

tosiseikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
2Proto-Finnictocitruth

via Finnish seikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
2Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore
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