Where does “jälkijuna” come from?

jälkijuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki-, from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

jälkijuna (Finnish): An allegory for being late or behind others in action

Definitions

  1. An allegory for being late or behind others in action

Ancestry of “jälkijuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälki-after-; post-
2Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
3Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Finnish jälki- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →