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Where does “aatesuunta” come from?

aatesuunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish aate, from Finnish aatella, from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati — to drive.

aatesuunta (Finnish): current of thought, ideological current

Definitions

  1. current of thought, ideological current

Ancestry of “aatesuunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaateideology
2FinnishaatellaAlternative form of ajatella
3Finnishajatellato think; to plan, intend; to think . An...
4FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
5Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
6Proto-Finnicajadakto go , to drive
7Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
8Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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