Where does “oikotie” come from?

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

oikotie (Finnish): shortcut

Definitions

  1. shortcut

Ancestry of “oikotie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

Words derived from “oikotie

Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Finnish tie