Where does “pihatie” come from?

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

pihatie (Finnish): driveway; drive

Definitions

  1. driveway; drive

Ancestry of “pihatie”, step by step

pihatie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

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

via Finnish piha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihayard; at sea
2Proto-Finnicpihayard
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →