Where does “ruuhkavuoro” come from?

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

ruuhkavuoro (Finnish): a single additional scheduled time for a bus, train, etc. during peak hours

Definitions

  1. a single additional scheduled time for a bus, train, etc. during peak hours

Ancestry of “ruuhkavuoro”, step by step

ruuhkavuoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruuhka

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

via Finnish vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrūgǭ →Every word from Finnish ruuhka →