Where does “estejuoksu” come from?
estejuoksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksu, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.
estejuoksu (Finnish): steeplechase
Ancestry of “estejuoksu”, step by step
estejuoksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juoksu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juoksu | run; running; plate, wall plate |
| 2 | Finnish | juosta | to run; to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joostak | to run, to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jokse- | — |
via Finnish este
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | este | obstacle, barrier, hindrance, obstruction,... |
| 2 | Finnish | estää | to prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to... |