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Where does “autoteollisuus” come from?

autoteollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

autoteollisuus (Finnish): car industry, automobile industry

Definitions

  1. car industry, automobile industry

Ancestry of “autoteollisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishautocar, automobile
2Finnishautomobiiliautomobile, car
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto-
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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