Where does “tunnottomuus” come from?

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

tunnottomuus (Finnish): numbness, insensitivity inability to feel anything, e.g. of a limb

Definitions

  1. numbness, insensitivity inability to feel anything, e.g. of a limb

Ancestry of “tunnottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnotonnumb
2Finnishtuntotouch; feeling, sensation
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →