Where does “järjestelyveturi” come from?

järjestelyveturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish järjestely, from Finnish järjestellä, from Finnish järjestää, from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

järjestelyveturi (Finnish): shunter, switcher locomotive used for shunting

Definitions

  1. shunter, switcher locomotive used for shunting

Ancestry of “järjestelyveturi”, step by step

järjestelyveturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järjestely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestelyarrangement, deal; The act of sorting; setup
2Finnishjärjestelläto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
4Finnishjärkireason; sense
5Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

via Finnish veturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveturilocomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers
2Finnishvetääto pull; to lead; to blow
3Proto-Finnicvetädäkto pull
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwetä-to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...
Every word from Proto-Finnic järkiEvery word from Finnish järkiEvery word from Finnish järjestää