Where does “junaturma” come from?

junaturma (Finnish) comes from Finnish juna, from Finnish juoni, from Proto-Finnic jooni — path.

junaturma (Finnish): train accident, especially one with casualties

Definitions

  1. train accident, especially one with casualties

Ancestry of “junaturma”, step by step

junaturma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath

via Finnish turma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturmaaccident, especially one with casualties
Every word from Proto-Finnic jooni →Every word from Finnish juoni →Every word from Finnish juna →