Where does “tunnustuskirjallisuus” come from?
tunnustuskirjallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjallisuus, from Finnish kirjallinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
tunnustuskirjallisuus (Finnish): confessional literature
Definitions
- confessional literature
Ancestry of “tunnustuskirjallisuus”, step by step
tunnustuskirjallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjallisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjallisuus | literature |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjallinen | written; literary |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish tunnustus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tunnustus | confession; recognition; acknowledgement, credit |
| 2 | Finnish | tunnustaa | to confess; to plead guilty; to recognize |
| 3 | Finnish | tunnus | marking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,... |
| 4 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |