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Where does “polkupyörätaksi” come from?

polkupyörätaksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish taksi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

polkupyörätaksi (Finnish): pedicab, cycle rickshaw, bike taxi

Definitions

  1. pedicab, cycle rickshaw, bike taxi

Ancestry of “polkupyörätaksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaksitaxi
2EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3Englishtaximeter cab—
4EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5Frenchtaximètretaximeter
6Frenchtaxamètre—
Every word from French taxamètre →