Where does “katuhaastattelu” come from?

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

katuhaastattelu (Finnish): street interview, vox pop

Definitions

  1. street interview, vox pop

Ancestry of “katuhaastattelu”, step by step

katuhaastattelu 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 haastattelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaastatteluinterview
2Finnishhaastatellato interview
3FinnishhaastattaaAlternative form of haastatella; to interview
4Finnishhaastaato challenge; to defy, dare; to summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂