Where does “tunnistua” come from?

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

tunnistua (Finnish): to be recognized

Definitions

  1. to be recognized

Ancestry of “tunnistua”, 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 tuntedakEvery word from Finnish tuntea