Where does “ajaantua” come from?

ajaantua (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ajaantua (Finnish): To drift

Definitions

  1. To drift

Ancestry of “ajaantua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
2Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
3Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ajaantua”

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