Where does “kulkusuuntanuoli” come from?

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

kulkusuuntanuoli (Finnish): direction-of-travel arrow

Definitions

  1. direction-of-travel arrow

Ancestry of “kulkusuuntanuoli”, step by step

kulkusuuntanuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulkusuunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkusuuntadirection of movement, direction of travel, chiefly nautical course, aviation track
2Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
3FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
4Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
5Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish nuoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuoliarrow; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Proto-Finnicnooliarrow
3Proto-Uralicńëlearrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke-Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedakEvery word from Finnish kulkea
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