Where does “pikalinja-auto” come from?

pikalinja-auto (Finnish) comes from Finnish linja-auto, from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

pikalinja-auto (Finnish): express bus

Definitions

  1. express bus

Ancestry of “pikalinja-auto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinja-autobus, coach
2Finnishautocar, automobile
3Finnishautomobiiliautomobile, car
4Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
5Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
6Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
7Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Ancient Greek αὐτός →