Where does “ohjauspotkuri” come from?
ohjauspotkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohjaus, from Finnish ohjata, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohjat'ak.
ohjauspotkuri (Finnish): steering thruster
Ancestry of “ohjauspotkuri”, step by step
ohjauspotkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ohjaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ohjaus | control, guidance, steering, instruction;... |
| 2 | Finnish | ohjata | to steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ohjat'ak | — |
via Finnish potkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potkuri | propeller, prop; screw, propeller; Synonym of... |
| 2 | Finnish | potkia | to kick; Partitive plural form of potka |
| 3 | Votic | -ia | — |