Where does “kulkuväylä” come from?
kulkuväylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.
kulkuväylä (Finnish): passage, lane, fairway, navigable way
Definitions
- passage, lane, fairway, navigable way
Ancestry of “kulkuväylä”, step by step
kulkuväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulku | motion, journey; course, path; strike |
| 2 | Finnish | kulkea | To go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kulkedak | to go; to travel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kulke- | to go, to walk |
via Finnish väylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väylä | any route one can travel, especially one that is... |