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Where does “puoliperävaunuyhdistelmä” come from?

puoliperävaunuyhdistelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoliperävaunu, from Finnish perävaunu, from Finnish vaunu, from Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

puoliperävaunuyhdistelmä (Finnish): A combination of a tractor and a semi-trailer; a...

Definitions

  1. A combination of a tractor and a semi-trailer; a...

Ancestry of “puoliperävaunuyhdistelmä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuoliperävaunuA semi-trailer
2FinnishperävaunuA trailer
3Finnishvaunuwagon, coach, stagecoach; wagon, car, carriage;...
4Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
5Old Norsevagncart
6Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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