Where does “tutkiskelija” come from?
tutkiskelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkiskella, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
tutkiskelija (Finnish): one who examines or scrutinizes
Definitions
- one who examines or scrutinizes
Ancestry of “tutkiskelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tutkiskella | to examine, to scrutinize |
| 2 | Finnish | tutkia | to examine, investigate; to research; Partitive... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ia | Forms primarily transitive verbs describing... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -idak | applicative suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j- | — |