Where does “jäätie” come from?

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

jäätie (Finnish): ice road

Definitions

  1. ice road

Ancestry of “jäätie”, step by step

jäätie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

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

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

Words derived from “jäätie”

Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →