Where does “hiihtolatu” come from?

hiihtolatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish latu, from Proto-Finnic latu, from Proto-Finno-Permic laδᴈ.

hiihtolatu (Finnish): ski trail

Definitions

  1. ski trail

Ancestry of “hiihtolatu”, step by step

hiihtolatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish latu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatuski track; course
2Proto-Finniclatuski track
3Proto-Finno-Permiclaδᴈ—

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic laδᴈ →Every word from Proto-Finnic latu →Every word from Finnish latu →