Where does “Tornionjoki” come from?

Tornionjoki (Finnish) comes from Italian tornio, from Old Swedish þorn, from Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Tornionjoki (Finnish): Torne a river in Finland and Sweden

Definitions

  1. Torne a river in Finland and Sweden

Ancestry of “Tornionjoki”, step by step

Tornionjoki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian tornio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantorniolathe
2Old Swedishþorn—
3Old Norseþornthorn; spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of...
4Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Finnish joki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokiriver
2Finnishsokeusblindness
3Finnishsokeablind
4Proto-Finnicsokedablind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurnuz →