Where does “kauttakulkutie” come from?

kauttakulkutie (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauttakulku, from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

kauttakulkutie (Finnish): transit route

Definitions

  1. transit route

Ancestry of “kauttakulkutie”, step by step

kauttakulkutie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauttakulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauttakulkutransit
2Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
3FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
4Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
5Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke-Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedakEvery word from Finnish kulkea
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