Where does “raudteejaam” come from?

raudteejaam (Estonian) comes from Estonian raudtee, from Estonian tee, from German tee, from English tee, from Middle English teen, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan — to pull, to draw; to lead.

raudteejaam (Estonian): railway depot, railroad station, railway station, train station

Definitions

  1. railway depot, railroad station, railway station, train station

Ancestry of “raudteejaam”, step by step

raudteejaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian raudtee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianraudteerailway/railroad
2Estonianteeroad, way; tea; The name of the Latin-script...
3Germanteetea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of
4EnglishteeThe name of the Latin-script letter T; Something...
5Middle Englishteen
6Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
7Old Englishtēohan
8Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
9Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
10Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerjaamto weep, to cry; Compare Korku "jaːm"
2Russianямmail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan