Where does “moottoriajoneuvovero” come from?

moottoriajoneuvovero (Finnish) comes from Finnish moottoriajoneuvo, 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 — to drive.

moottoriajoneuvovero (Finnish): motor vehicle tax

Definitions

  1. motor vehicle tax

Ancestry of “moottoriajoneuvovero”, step by step

moottoriajoneuvovero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish moottoriajoneuvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoottoriajoneuvomotor vehicle
2FinnishajoneuvoA ground vehicle
3Finnishajodriving; riding; chase
4Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
5Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
6Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
7Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati
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