Where does “autovarkaus” come from?
autovarkaus (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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autovarkaus (Finnish): car theft
Definitions
- car theft
Ancestry of “autovarkaus”, step by step
autovarkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | auto | car, automobile |
| 2 | Finnish | automobiili | automobile, car |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Finnish varkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varkaus | theft |
| 2 | Finnish | varas | thief |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vargas | thief |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wargaz | outlaw, criminal; wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵʰ- | bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |