Where does “linkkimies” come from?
linkkimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish linkki, from Finnish linja-auto, from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Ancestry of “linkkimies”, step by step
linkkimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish linkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linkki | link; hyperlink; bus, coach |
| 2 | Finnish | linja-auto | bus, coach |
| 3 | Finnish | auto | car, automobile |
| 4 | Finnish | automobiili | automobile, car |
| 5 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 6 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |