Where does “estejuoksija” come from?

estejuoksija (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksija, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

estejuoksija (Finnish): steeplechase runner

Definitions

  1. steeplechase runner

Ancestry of “estejuoksija”, step by step

estejuoksija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoksija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksijarunner; baserunner, runner
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—

via Finnish este

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesteobstacle, barrier, hindrance, obstruction,...
2Finnishestääto prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to...
Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joostak →Every word from Finnish juosta →