Where does “polkupyörävarasto” come from?
polkupyörävarasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish varasto, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
polkupyörävarasto (Finnish): bicycle storage, bike storage e.g. a space for storing bicycles shared by occupants in an apartment building
Definitions
- bicycle storage, bike storage e.g. a space for storing bicycles shared by occupants in an apartment building
Ancestry of “polkupyörävarasto”, step by step
polkupyörävarasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish varasto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varasto | stock, supply, storage; warehouse; depot |
| 2 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish polkupyörä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | polkupyörä | bicycle |
| 2 | Finnish | polku | path, trail, track; path; treading, stomping |
| 3 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |