Where does “kadunkaluste” come from?

kadunkaluste (Finnish) comes from Finnish katu, from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

Ancestry of “kadunkaluste”, step by step

kadunkaluste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatustreet
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂

via Finnish kaluste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalustepiece of furniture, fitment
2FinnishkalustaaTo furnish
3Finnish-stääFront vowel variant of -staa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭEvery word from Old Norse gáta