Where does “katujuoksu” come from?

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

katujuoksu (Finnish): street run, street running race

Definitions

  1. street run, street running race

Ancestry of “katujuoksu”, step by step

katujuoksu 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 juoksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksurun; running; plate, wall plate
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →