Where does “kulkusuunta” come from?

kulkusuunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

kulkusuunta (Finnish): direction of movement, direction of travel, chiefly nautical course, aviation track

Definitions

  1. direction of movement, direction of travel, chiefly nautical course, aviation track

Ancestry of “kulkusuunta”, step by step

kulkusuunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path

Words derived from “kulkusuunta”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedak →Every word from Finnish kulkea →