Where does “ajojuhta” come from?

ajojuhta (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.

ajojuhta (Finnish): A horse, reindeer or other draft animal used to...

Definitions

  1. A horse, reindeer or other draft animal used to...

Ancestry of “ajojuhta”, step by step

ajojuhta 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 juhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhtabeast of burden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati
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