Where does “jääteitse” come from?

jääteitse (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäätie, from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

jääteitse (Finnish): by ice road

Definitions

  1. by ice road

Ancestry of “jääteitse”, step by step

jääteitse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jäätie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäätieice road
2Finnishtieway; road; avenue
3Proto-Finnicteeway, road
4Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →