Where does “ajattelutapa” come from?

ajattelutapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajattelu, from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

ajattelutapa (Finnish): way of thinking, line of thought, mindset

Definitions

  1. way of thinking, line of thought, mindset

Ancestry of “ajattelutapa”, step by step

ajattelutapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajattelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajatteluthinking, thought
2Finnishajatellato think (about)
3FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
4Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
5Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
6Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
7Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati →