Where does “huoltoajo” come from?

huoltoajo (Finnish) comes from Finnish huolto, from Finnish huoltaa, from Finnish huoli, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą — to cover; to incline.

huoltoajo (Finnish): service traffic, maintenance traffic; operation of a vehicle for maintenance purposes

Definitions

  1. service traffic, maintenance traffic; operation of a vehicle for maintenance purposes

Ancestry of “huoltoajo”, step by step

huoltoajo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huolto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoltoservice, maintenance, upkeep, care; logistics
2FinnishhuoltaaTo maintain, support, upkeep; To service;...
3Finnishhuoliworry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
5Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
6Old Swedishhul
7Old Norsehóla hole
8Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
9Proto-Germanichulazhollow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Finnish ajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajodriving; riding; chase
2Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
3Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
4Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą