Where does “ruuhkatunti” come from?

ruuhkatunti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuhka, from Proto-Germanic hrūgǭ.

ruuhkatunti (Finnish): rush hour

Definitions

  1. rush hour

Ancestry of “ruuhkatunti”, step by step

ruuhkatunti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuhkacongestion, lots of traffic, traffic jam; jam,...
2Proto-Germanichrūgǭ—

via Finnish tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrūgǭ →Every word from Finnish ruuhka →