Where does “tusinataiteilija” come from?

tusinataiteilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taiteilija, from Finnish taiteilla, from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

tusinataiteilija (Finnish): unremarkable artist, mediocre artist

Definitions

  1. unremarkable artist, mediocre artist

Ancestry of “tusinataiteilija”, step by step

tusinataiteilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taiteilija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaiteilijaartist
2FinnishtaiteillaTo do something that demonstrates high skill,...
3Finnishtaideart
4Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
5Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
6Proto-Finnictaje-—

via Finnish tusina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtusinadozen
2SwedishdussinA dozen
Every word from Proto-Finnic taje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic taitadak →Every word from Finnish taitaa →