Where does “tunnistamaton” come from?

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

tunnistamaton (Finnish): unidentified; unrecognizable; Negative participle...

Definitions

  1. unidentified; unrecognizable; Negative participle...

Ancestry of “tunnistamaton”, step by step

tunnistamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunnistaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnistaato identify, recognise/recognize; to name
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish maton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmatonGenitive singular form of matto
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →