Where does “juoksijahevonen” come from?

juoksijahevonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksija, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

Ancestry of “juoksijahevonen”, step by step

juoksijahevonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoksija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksijarunner; baserunner, runner
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse-Every word from Proto-Finnic joostakEvery word from Finnish juosta
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