Where does “tunnuspiirre” come from?
tunnuspiirre (Finnish) comes from Finnish piirre, from Finnish piirtää, from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
tunnuspiirre (Finnish): characteristic, characteristic feature, characteristic property
Definitions
- characteristic, characteristic feature, characteristic property
Ancestry of “tunnuspiirre”, step by step
tunnuspiirre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piirre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piirre | feature; cast; trait |
| 2 | Finnish | piirtää | to draw, sketch; to design, draft; to outline,... |
| 3 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |
via Finnish tunnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tunnus | marking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,... |
| 2 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |