Where does “kaasujalka” come from?

kaasujalka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

kaasujalka (Finnish): leadfoot one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often

Definitions

  1. leadfoot one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often

Ancestry of “kaasujalka”, step by step

kaasujalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →