Where does “kulkutie” come from?

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

kulkutie (Finnish): passageway, gangway

Definitions

  1. passageway, gangway

Ancestry of “kulkutie”, step by step

kulkutie 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 tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedak →Every word from Finnish kulkea →