Where does “aavejuna” come from?

aavejuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish juna, from Finnish juoni, from Proto-Finnic jooni — path.

aavejuna (Finnish): ghost train supernatural manifestation of a train

Definitions

  1. ghost train supernatural manifestation of a train

Ancestry of “aavejuna”, step by step

aavejuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath

via Finnish aave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaavephantom; ghost
Every word from Proto-Finnic jooni →Every word from Finnish juoni →Every word from Finnish juna →