Where does “postiautonkuljettaja” come from?

postiautonkuljettaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish postiauto, from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre — passed , crossed.

postiautonkuljettaja (Finnish): postal truck driver, mail truck driver

Definitions

  1. postal truck driver, mail truck driver

Ancestry of “postiautonkuljettaja”, step by step

postiautonkuljettaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish postiauto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpostiautopostal truck, mail truck, postal vehicle
2Finnishpostipost, postal service; post office; mail
3Swedishpostpostal office; an organization delivering mail...
4Germanpostento post; inflection of posen: ##...
5EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
6Middle Frenchposte
7Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
8Latinprobāre
9Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
10LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish kuljettaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuljettajadriver; motorist
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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