Where does “pysäkinväli” come from?

pysäkinväli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pysäkki, from Finnish pysähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

pysäkinväli (Finnish): the gap or distance between two stops, such as bus stops

Definitions

  1. the gap or distance between two stops, such as bus stops

Ancestry of “pysäkinväli”, step by step

pysäkinväli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pysäkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpysäkkistop
2Finnishpysähtääto stop by, to stop briefly; to stop
3Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish pysähtää →
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