Where does “jalankulkutunneli” come from?
jalankulkutunneli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunneli, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.
jalankulkutunneli (Finnish): pedestrian tunnel
Definitions
- pedestrian tunnel
Ancestry of “jalankulkutunneli”, step by step
jalankulkutunneli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tunneli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tunneli | tunnel |
| 2 | English | Tunnel | An underground or underwater passage |
| 3 | Old French | tonel | barrel |
| 4 | Old French | tone | large barrel |
| 5 | Late Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | tunna | hide, skin |
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 | — |