Where does “oikoreitti” come from?

oikoreitti (Finnish) comes from Finnish reitti, from Old Norse reitr — marked-out space; square; marked-out space.

oikoreitti (Finnish): shortcut route that is faster than the usual route

Definitions

  1. shortcut route that is faster than the usual route

Ancestry of “oikoreitti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreittiroute
2Old Norsereitrmarked-out space; square; marked-out space
Every word from Old Norse reitr →Every word from Finnish reitti →