Where does “säiliöperävaunu” come from?

säiliöperävaunu (Finnish) comes from Finnish perävaunu, from Finnish vaunu, 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.

säiliöperävaunu (Finnish): tanker trailer

Definitions

  1. tanker trailer

Ancestry of “säiliöperävaunu”, step by step

säiliöperävaunu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perävaunu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishperävaunuA trailer
2Finnishvaunuwagon, coach, stagecoach; wagon, car, carriage;...
3Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
4Old Norsevagncart
5Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish säiliö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäiliövessel, container, tank, cistern
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →