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Where does “moottoriliikennetie” come from?

moottoriliikennetie (Finnish) comes from Finnish moottoriliikenne, from Finnish liikenne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

moottoriliikennetie (Finnish): An expressway , dual carriageway , divided...

Definitions

  1. An expressway , dual carriageway , divided...

Ancestry of “moottoriliikennetie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoottoriliikenne—
2Finnishliikennetraffic; a trip taken somewhere else
3Finnish-nneThe possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used...
4Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
5Finnishhartiashoulder
6Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
7Greekχαρτίpaper
8Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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