Where does “tiitomees” come from?

tiitomees (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian tiito, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tiitomees (Ingrian): (male) scientist

Definitions

  1. (male) scientist

Ancestry of “tiitomees”, step by step

tiitomees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian tiito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantiitoknowledge
2Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Ingrian mees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmeesman
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →