Where does “kautta-ajo” come from?

kautta-ajo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajo, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

kautta-ajo (Finnish): driving through

Definitions

  1. driving through

Ancestry of “kautta-ajo”, step by step

kautta-ajo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajodriving; riding; chase
2Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
3Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
4Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish kautta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauttathrough, via, by; throughout; by, through
2Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
3Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
4Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati →