Where does “ruuhkavuodet” come from?

ruuhkavuodet (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuosi, from Proto-Finnic vooci, from Proto-Finnic oote, from Proto-Uralic ëde — year.

ruuhkavuodet (Finnish): the years i.e. phase of one's life when one is busy with work, children, etc. all at the same time

Definitions

  1. the years i.e. phase of one's life when one is busy with work, children, etc. all at the same time

Ancestry of “ruuhkavuodet”, step by step

ruuhkavuodet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuosiyear
2Proto-Finnicvoociyear
3Proto-Finnicoote
4Proto-Uralicëdeyear

via Finnish ruuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuhkacongestion, lots of traffic, traffic jam; jam,...
2Proto-Germanichrūgǭ
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëdeEvery word from Proto-Finnic ooteEvery word from Proto-Finnic vooci