Where does “raitiovaununkuljettaja” come from?

raitiovaununkuljettaja (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.

raitiovaununkuljettaja (Finnish): tram driver

Definitions

  1. tram driver

Ancestry of “raitiovaununkuljettaja”, step by step

raitiovaununkuljettaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raitiovaunu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraitiovaunutram, tram car, streetcar
2Swedishspårvagna tram
3Swedishvagna wagon, a carriage, a car, a chariot, a...
4Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
5Old Norsevagncart
6Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish kuljettaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuljettajadriver; motorist
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →