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Where does “tunnustaminen” come from?

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

tunnustaminen (Finnish): acknowledgement; recognition

Definitions

  1. acknowledgement; recognition

Ancestry of “tunnustaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnustaato confess; to plead guilty; to recognize
2Finnishtunnusmarking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,...
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →