Where does “ohikulkuväylä” come from?
ohikulkuväylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohikulku, from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.
Ancestry of “ohikulkuväylä”, step by step
ohikulkuväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ohikulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ohikulku | passage, passing, bypass, transit, going past or by |
| 2 | Finnish | kulku | motion, journey; course, path; strike |
| 3 | Finnish | kulkea | To go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kulkedak | to go; to travel |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kulke- | to go, to walk |
via Finnish väylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väylä | any route one can travel, especially one that is... |