Where does “pyörätie” come from?

pyörätie (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

pyörätie (Finnish): cycleway; bicycle path, cycle path

Definitions

  1. cycleway; bicycle path, cycle path

Ancestry of “pyörätie”, step by step

pyörätie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish pyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →