Where does “tunnistaja” come from?

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

tunnistaja (Finnish): identifier, recognizer person who identifies or recognizes

Definitions

  1. identifier, recognizer person who identifies or recognizes

Ancestry of “tunnistaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnistaato identify, recognise/recognize; to name
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →