Where does “luotijuna” come from?

luotijuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

luotijuna (Finnish): bullet train

Definitions

  1. bullet train

Ancestry of “luotijuna”, step by step

luotijuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
2Old Swedishlodh—
3Middle Low Germanlōt—
4Old Saxonlōd—
5Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →