Where does “raitiovaunulinja” come from?
raitiovaunulinja (Finnish) comes from Finnish raitiovaunu, from Swedish spårvagn, from Swedish vagn, 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.
raitiovaunulinja (Finnish): tram line
Definitions
- tram line
Ancestry of “raitiovaunulinja”, step by step
raitiovaunulinja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |