Where does “dieselajoneuvo” come from?

dieselajoneuvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajoneuvo, 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.

dieselajoneuvo (Finnish): diesel, diesel vehicle

Definitions

  1. diesel, diesel vehicle

Ancestry of “dieselajoneuvo”, step by step

dieselajoneuvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajoneuvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishajoneuvoA ground vehicle
2Finnishajodriving; riding; chase
3Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
4Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
5Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish diesel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdieseldiesel car, diesel; diesel motor, diesel engine;...
2GermanDieseldiesel vehicle powered by a diesel engine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati