Where does “jalkatie” come from?

jalkatie (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

jalkatie (Finnish): footpath

Definitions

  1. footpath

Ancestry of “jalkatie”, step by step

jalkatie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →
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