Where does “ajokoirametsästys” come from?
ajokoirametsästys (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajokoira, 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.
ajokoirametsästys (Finnish): hound hunting
Ancestry of “ajokoirametsästys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajokoira | hound |
| 2 | Finnish | ajo | driving; riding; chase |
| 3 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go , 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 |