Where does “maantiekävely” come from?

maantiekävely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävely, from Finnish kävellä, from Proto-Finnic käveldäk, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.

maantiekävely (Finnish): racewalking

Definitions

  1. racewalking

Ancestry of “maantiekävely”, step by step

maantiekävely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kävely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkävelywalk trip made by walking
2Finnishkävelläto walk
3Proto-Finnickäveldäkto walk around
4Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
5Proto-Finnickäwe-—
6Proto-Germanic*skēwijanąto go

via Finnish maantie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaantiehighway, public road
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic käwe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk →