Where does “tuntorihma” come from?

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

tuntorihma (Finnish): palpus segmented sensory organ of some arachnids

Definitions

  1. palpus segmented sensory organ of some arachnids

Ancestry of “tuntorihma”, step by step

tuntorihma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntotouch; feeling, sensation
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish rihma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrihmathread; snare
2Proto-Finnicrihmastrap
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →