Where does “lastenvaunut” come from?

lastenvaunut (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaunu, from Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

lastenvaunut (Finnish): pram, perambulator UK; baby carriage US; carrycot small vehicle in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position

Definitions

  1. pram, perambulator UK; baby carriage US; carrycot small vehicle in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position

Ancestry of “lastenvaunut”, step by step

lastenvaunut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaunu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaunuwagon, coach, stagecoach; wagon, car, carriage;...
2Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
3Old Norsevagncart
4Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle

Words derived from “lastenvaunut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →
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