Where does “pyörätaksi” come from?

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

pyörätaksi (Finnish): bicycle taxi

Definitions

  1. bicycle taxi

Ancestry of “pyörätaksi”, step by step

pyörätaksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taksi

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

via Finnish pyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä
Every word from French taxamètreEvery word from French taximètreEvery word from English taximeter
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