Where does “joukkotavara” come from?

joukkotavara (Finnish) comes from Finnish joukko, from Proto-Finnic joukko, from Proto-Germanic jaukiją, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

joukkotavara (Finnish): bulk good(s), bulk cargo

Definitions

  1. bulk good(s), bulk cargo

Ancestry of “joukkotavara”, step by step

joukkotavara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jaukiją →Every word from Proto-Finnic joukko →
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