Where does “kadunlakaisija” come from?

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

kadunlakaisija (Finnish): street sweeper

Definitions

  1. street sweeper

Ancestry of “kadunlakaisija”, step by step

kadunlakaisija 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 lakaisija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakaisijasweeper one who sweeps floors, streets etc
2Finnish-jäFront vowel variant of -ja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →