Where does “hyötyajoneuvo” come from?

hyötyajoneuvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajoneuvo, from Finnish ajo, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

hyötyajoneuvo (Finnish): commercial vehicle, utility vehicle

Definitions

  1. commercial vehicle, utility vehicle

Ancestry of “hyötyajoneuvo”, step by step

hyötyajoneuvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajoneuvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishajoneuvoA ground vehicle
2Finnishajodriving; riding; chase
3Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
4Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
5Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish hyöty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati