Where does “kiihdytysajo” come from?
kiihdytysajo (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.
kiihdytysajo (Finnish): drag racing type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line
Definitions
- drag racing type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line
Ancestry of “kiihdytysajo”, step by step
kiihdytysajo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ajo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajo | driving; riding; chase |
| 2 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Finnish kiihdytys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiihdytys | acceleration |
| 2 | Finnish | kiihdyttää | to accelerate; to escalate; to hasten,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |