Where does “dieselveturi” come from?

dieselveturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish veturi, from Finnish vetää, from Proto-Finnic vetädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- — to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

dieselveturi (Finnish): diesel locomotive

Definitions

  1. diesel locomotive

Ancestry of “dieselveturi”, step by step

dieselveturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveturilocomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers
2Finnishvetääto pull; to lead; to blow
3Proto-Finnicvetädäkto pull
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwetä-to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

via Finnish diesel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdieseldiesel car, diesel; diesel motor, diesel engine;...
2GermanDieseldiesel vehicle powered by a diesel engine
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vetädäk →Every word from Finnish vetää →