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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juoksija | runner; baserunner, runner |
| 2 | Finnish | juosta | to run; to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joostak | to run, to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jokse- | — |
via Finnish hevonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hevonen | horse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hepoinen | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -inen | -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en |