Where does “ajatusvirhe” come from?
ajatusvirhe (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.
ajatusvirhe (Finnish): aberration, misconception, conceptual fallacy reasoning error
Definitions
- aberration, misconception, conceptual fallacy reasoning error
Ancestry of “ajatusvirhe”, step by step
ajatusvirhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ajatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajatus | thought; idea |
| 2 | Finnish | ajattaa | To have something driven |
| 3 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Finnish virhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virhe | mistake; error; flaw |