Where does “jahtikoira” come from?
jahtikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish jahti, from Dutch jacht, from Middle Dutch jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
jahtikoira (Finnish): hunting dog, hound
Definitions
- hunting dog, hound
Ancestry of “jahtikoira”, step by step
jahtikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jahti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jahti | hunt, chase; yacht |
| 2 | Dutch | jacht | hunt, hunting; yacht |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | jacht | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | jagot | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |