Where does “junalaituri” come from?
junalaituri (Finnish) comes from Finnish laituri, from Finnish laita, from Finnish -mpi, from Proto-Uralic -mpa.
junalaituri (Finnish): train platform
Ancestry of “junalaituri”, step by step
junalaituri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laituri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laituri | large: pier, wharf, quay, dock, mole, landing;... |
| 2 | Finnish | laita | edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -mpi | Forms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mpa | — |
via Finnish juna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juna | train |
| 2 | Finnish | juoni | plot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jooni | path |