Where does “tunnuke” come from?

tunnuke (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ke, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

tunnuke (Finnish): nick notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution

Definitions

  1. nick notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution

Ancestry of “tunnuke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-keForms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from...
2Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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