Where does “kantatie” come from?

kantatie (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

kantatie (Finnish): main road (II class), trunk road, main connecting road in Finland, numbered 40–99; a major road within a region that supplement the network of

Definitions

  1. main road (II class), trunk road, main connecting road in Finland, numbered 40–99; a major road within a region that supplement the network of

Ancestry of “kantatie”, step by step

kantatie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kanta →Every word from Finnish kanta →