Where does “tunteilu” come from?

tunteilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunteilla, from Finnish tunne, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

tunteilu (Finnish): sentimentalizing

Definitions

  1. sentimentalizing

Ancestry of “tunteilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunteillato sentimentalize, to think or act in a sentimental manner
2Finnishtunnefeeling; emotion; sensation
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →