Where does “sähköpakettiauto” come from?

sähköpakettiauto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakettiauto, from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

sähköpakettiauto (Finnish): electric van

Definitions

  1. electric van

Ancestry of “sähköpakettiauto”, step by step

sähköpakettiauto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pakettiauto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakettiautovan; delivery van
2Finnishautocar, automobile
3Finnishautomobiiliautomobile, car
4Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
5Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
6Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
7Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός