Where does “tunnistetieto” come from?

tunnistetieto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tunnistetieto (Finnish): identification, identifying information, identifying data

Definitions

  1. identification, identifying information, identifying data

Ancestry of “tunnistetieto”, step by step

tunnistetieto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tieto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
2Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish tunniste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnisteidentifier; a tag
2Finnishtunnistaato identify, recognise/recognize; to name
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know

Words derived from “tunnistetieto”

Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →
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