Where does “raitiovaunuliikenne” come from?
raitiovaunuliikenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikenne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
raitiovaunuliikenne (Finnish): tram traffic
Definitions
- tram traffic
Ancestry of “raitiovaunuliikenne”, step by step
raitiovaunuliikenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liikenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liikenne | traffic; a trip taken somewhere else |
| 2 | Finnish | -nne | The possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used... |
| 3 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 4 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 6 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 7 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish raitiovaunu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raitiovaunu | tram, tram car, streetcar |
| 2 | Swedish | spårvagn | a tram |
| 3 | Swedish | vagn | a wagon, a carriage, a car, a chariot, a... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | vaghn | wagon, cart |
| 5 | Old Norse | vagn | cart |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |