Where does “kreikanajokoira” come from?

kreikanajokoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajokoira, 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.

kreikanajokoira (Finnish): Greek harehound, Hellenic hound, Greek hound

Definitions

  1. Greek harehound, Hellenic hound, Greek hound

Ancestry of “kreikanajokoira”, step by step

kreikanajokoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajokoira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajokoirahound
2Finnishajodriving; riding; chase
3Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
4Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
5Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish kreikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkreikkaGreek language
2FinnishKreikkaGreece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati →