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Where does “tunnistaa” come from?

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

tunnistaa (Finnish): to identify, recognise/recognize; to name

Definitions

  1. to identify, recognise/recognize; to name

Ancestry of “tunnistaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tunnistaa”

  • henkilötunniste
  • alatunniste
  • aihetunniste
  • tunnistamaton
  • liiketunnistin
  • tunnistin
  • tunniste
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →