Where does “kiitotie” come from?
kiitotie (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.
kiitotie (Finnish): runway
Ancestry of “kiitotie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tie | way; road; avenue |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |