Where does “tunnetulva” come from?

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

tunnetulva (Finnish): overflow of emotions, deluge of emotions

Definitions

  1. overflow of emotions, deluge of emotions

Ancestry of “tunnetulva”, step by step

tunnetulva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunne

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

via Finnish tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →