Where does “poikittaisliikenne” come from?

poikittaisliikenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikenne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

poikittaisliikenne (Finnish): cross traffic, transverse traffic

Definitions

  1. cross traffic, transverse traffic

Ancestry of “poikittaisliikenne”, step by step

poikittaisliikenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liikenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikennetraffic; a trip taken somewhere else
2Finnish-nneThe possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used...
3Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
4Finnishhartiashoulder
5Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
6Greekχαρτίpaper
7Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
8Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
9Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish poikittainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikittainentransverse, traverse; abeam
2Finnishpoikittaincrosswise, diagonally, obliquely; abeam
3Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
4Finnishpoikitse(Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out
5Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
6Proto-Finnicicekself
7Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης