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Where does “tunnustaa” come from?

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

tunnustaa (Finnish): to confess; to plead guilty; to recognize

Definitions

  1. to confess; to plead guilty; to recognize

Ancestry of “tunnustaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnusmarking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,...
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

Words derived from “tunnustaa”

  • tunnuste
  • tunnustelija
  • tunnustella
  • tunnustin
  • tunnustautua
  • uskontunnustus
  • tunnustus
  • tunnustaminen
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