Where does “oikoteitse” come from?

oikoteitse (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikotie, from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

oikoteitse (Finnish): via a shortcut

Definitions

  1. via a shortcut

Ancestry of “oikoteitse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikotieshortcut
2Finnishtieway; road; avenue
3Proto-Finnicteeway, road
4Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →