Where does “härkävaljakko” come from?

härkävaljakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Härkä, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

härkävaljakko (Finnish): ox team, team of oxen

Definitions

  1. ox team, team of oxen

Ancestry of “härkävaljakko”, step by step

härkävaljakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Härkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHärkäTaurus a constellation
2LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
3Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
4Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Finnish valjakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaljakkoteam
2Finnishvaljaatharness
3Proto-Finnicvaljasharness, bridle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →
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