Where does “toteama” come from?

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

Ancestry of “toteama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodetato state, note; to notice, discover, find; to...
2Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
3Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Finnic toci →Every word from Finnish tosi →Every word from Finnish todeta →