Where does “pikajuoksija” come from?

pikajuoksija (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksija, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

pikajuoksija (Finnish): sprinter, sprint runner

Definitions

  1. sprinter, sprint runner

Ancestry of “pikajuoksija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksijarunner; baserunner, runner
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joostak →Every word from Finnish juosta →