Where does “latuhiihto” come from?

latuhiihto (Finnish) comes from Finnish latu, from Proto-Finnic latu, from Proto-Finno-Permic laδᴈ.

latuhiihto (Finnish): skiing on a ski track

Definitions

  1. skiing on a ski track

Ancestry of “latuhiihto”, step by step

latuhiihto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish latu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatuski track; course
2Proto-Finniclatuski track
3Proto-Finno-Permiclaδᴈ—

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic laδᴈ →Every word from Proto-Finnic latu →Every word from Finnish latu →