Where does “tosisuunta” come from?

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

tosisuunta (Finnish): true heading

Definitions

  1. true heading

Ancestry of “tosisuunta”, step by step

tosisuunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tosi

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

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
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