Where does “ajoterveys” come from?

ajoterveys (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.

ajoterveys (Finnish): driving health

Definitions

  1. driving health

Ancestry of “ajoterveys”, step by step

ajoterveys 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 terveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterveyshealth
2Proto-Finnictervehüchealth
3Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
4Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-