Where does “junalautta” come from?

junalautta (Finnish) comes from Finnish lautta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lautta, from Proto-Germanic lautō.

junalautta (Finnish): train ferry

Definitions

  1. train ferry

Ancestry of “junalautta”, step by step

junalautta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lautta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauttaraft; ferry
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lautta—
3Proto-Germaniclautō—

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-Germanic lautō →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lautta →Every word from Finnish lautta →