Where does “vesistötiede” come from?

vesistötiede (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiede, from Finnish tietää, from Finnish -mätön, from Proto-Finnic -mat'oin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

vesistötiede (Finnish): limnology

Definitions

  1. limnology

Ancestry of “vesistötiede”, step by step

vesistötiede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiedescience; one of the liberal arts or humanities
2Finnishtietääto know, be aware of; to signify, mean, presage,...
3Finnish-mätönFront vowel variant of -maton
4Proto-Finnic-mat'oinForms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective
5Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
6Proto-Uralic-ktama

via Finnish vesistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesistöwater system, body of water; drainage basin
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktamaEvery word from Finnish -mätönEvery word from Finnish tietää