Where does “linja-autoliikenne” come from?
linja-autoliikenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikenne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
linja-autoliikenne (Finnish): bus traffic
Definitions
- bus traffic
Ancestry of “linja-autoliikenne”, step by step
linja-autoliikenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liikenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liikenne | traffic; a trip taken somewhere else |
| 2 | Finnish | -nne | The possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used... |
| 3 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 4 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 6 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 7 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish linja-auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linja-auto | bus, coach |
| 2 | Finnish | auto | car, automobile |
| 3 | Finnish | automobiili | automobile, car |
| 4 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 5 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |