Where does “ajatusketju” come from?

ajatusketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajatus, from Finnish ajattaa, 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.

ajatusketju (Finnish): chain of thought

Definitions

  1. chain of thought

Ancestry of “ajatusketju”, step by step

ajatusketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajatusthought; idea
2FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
3Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
4Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
5Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati →