Where does “kilpajuoksija” come from?

kilpajuoksija (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksija, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

kilpajuoksija (Finnish): competitive runner, race runner

Definitions

  1. competitive runner, race runner

Ancestry of “kilpajuoksija”, step by step

kilpajuoksija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoksija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksijarunner; baserunner, runner
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—

via Finnish kilpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpacontest, race
Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joostak →Every word from Finnish juosta →