Where does “tuttavapiiri” come from?

tuttavapiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuttava, from Finnish tuta, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

tuttavapiiri (Finnish): one's acquaintances or associates

Definitions

  1. one's acquaintances or associates

Ancestry of “tuttavapiiri”, step by step

tuttavapiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuttava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuttavaacquaintance
2FinnishtutaAlternative form of tuntea
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish piiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →