Where does “junavaunu” come from?

junavaunu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaunu, from Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

junavaunu (Finnish): railroad car, carriage

Definitions

  1. railroad car, carriage

Ancestry of “junavaunu”, step by step

junavaunu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaunu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaunuwagon, coach, stagecoach; wagon, car, carriage;...
2Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
3Old Norsevagncart
4Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →