Where does “karkutie” come from?
karkutie (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.
karkutie (Finnish): the run as in on the run
Definitions
- the run as in on the run
Ancestry of “karkutie”, step by step
karkutie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tie | way; road; avenue |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |
via Finnish karku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karku | flight, escape mostly used in the illative, inessive and elative cases |