Where does “jalankulkukatu” come from?
jalankulkukatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish katu, from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
jalankulkukatu (Finnish): pedestrian street
Definitions
- pedestrian street
Ancestry of “jalankulkukatu”, step by step
jalankulkukatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katu | street |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gata | street, road |
| 3 | Old Norse | gáta | riddle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |
via Finnish jalankulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalankulku | walking, especially as form of moving around;... |
| 2 | Finnish | jalan | on foot, by foot, afoot; Genitive singular form... |
| 3 | Finnish | jalka | foot; leg; the lower limb of a human |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | jalka | leg; foot |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | jalka | — |