Where does “matkustajajuna” come from?

matkustajajuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish matkustaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

matkustajajuna (Finnish): passenger train

Definitions

  1. passenger train

Ancestry of “matkustajajuna”, step by step

matkustajajuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish matkustaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkustajapassenger; traveller; occupant
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw
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