Where does “pitkäkiskoraide” come from?
pitkäkiskoraide (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkä, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitkäkiskoraide (Finnish): long rail railway
Definitions
- long rail railway
Ancestry of “pitkäkiskoraide”, step by step
pitkäkiskoraide traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pitkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitkä | long; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Finnish raide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raide | track, railroad track; numbered track or platform... |
| 2 | Finnish | Raita | stripe, band long strip of a colour or material |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |