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Where does “maastoajoneuvo” come from?

maastoajoneuvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajoneuvo, from Finnish ajo, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

maastoajoneuvo (Finnish): off-roader, off-road vehicle

Definitions

  1. off-roader, off-road vehicle

Ancestry of “maastoajoneuvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishajoneuvoA ground vehicle
2Finnishajodriving; riding; chase
3Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
4Proto-Finnicajadakto go , to drive
5Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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