Where does “kelkkatie” come from?

kelkkatie (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

kelkkatie (Finnish): a road for sleds or snowmobiles

Definitions

  1. a road for sleds or snowmobiles

Ancestry of “kelkkatie”, step by step

kelkkatie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish kelkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelkkasmall sled or sledge equipped with runners;...
2Proto-Norsekelkā—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →