Where does “nelostie” come from?

nelostie (Finnish) comes from Finnish nelonen, from Finnish neljä, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

nelostie (Finnish): the Finnish national road number 4

Definitions

  1. the Finnish national road number 4

Ancestry of “nelostie”, step by step

nelostie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nelonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnelonenfour; fourth gear; F
2Finnishneljäfour
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Finnish neljä →