Where does “ajoharjoittelu” come from?

ajoharjoittelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajo, 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.

ajoharjoittelu (Finnish): driving practice

Definitions

  1. driving practice

Ancestry of “ajoharjoittelu”, step by step

ajoharjoittelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajodriving; riding; chase
2Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
3Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
4Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish harjoittelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjoitteluexercise
2FinnishharjoitellaTo practice, exercise, train, drill, rehearse
3Finnishharjoittaato practice
4Finnish-oittaaVariant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati