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Where does “moottorikelkka” come from?

moottorikelkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish moottori, from Swedish motor, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

moottorikelkka (Finnish): snowmobile, snowscooter, motor sled, motor...

Definitions

  1. snowmobile, snowscooter, motor sled, motor...

Ancestry of “moottorikelkka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoottoriengine, motor
2Swedishmotorengine, motor
3Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōr—
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “moottorikelkka”

  • moottorikelkkailla
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