Where does “jalgratas” come from?

jalgratas (Estonian) comes from Estonian jälg, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalgratas (Estonian): bicycle

Definitions

  1. bicycle

Ancestry of “jalgratas”, step by step

jalgratas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian jälg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjälgtrail, track; trace, mark
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Estonian ratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrataswheel; bicycle
2Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Estonian jälg →
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