Where does “tunnustuskunta” come from?

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

tunnustuskunta (Finnish): denomination subdivision of a religion, especially Christianity; class or society with the same name

Definitions

  1. denomination subdivision of a religion, especially Christianity; class or society with the same name

Ancestry of “tunnustuskunta”, step by step

tunnustuskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunnustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnustusconfession; recognition; acknowledgement, credit
2Finnishtunnustaato confess; to plead guilty; to recognize
3Finnishtunnusmarking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,...
4Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
5Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
6Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte-
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