Where does “erikoispikajuna” come from?

erikoispikajuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish erikoinen, from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

erikoispikajuna (Finnish): special express train

Definitions

  1. special express train

Ancestry of “erikoispikajuna”, step by step

erikoispikajuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erikoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisherikoinenSpecial, exceptional, out of the ordinary;...
2Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Finnish pikajuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpikajunaAn express train
2Finnishpika-quick, fast, express, instant; summary
3Proto-Finnicpikaquick, speedy
4Proto-Germanicfikaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei →Every word from Finnish eri →