Where does “sauvakävely” come from?
sauvakävely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävely, from Finnish kävellä, from Proto-Finnic käveldäk, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną.
sauvakävely (Finnish): Nordic walking
Ancestry of “sauvakävely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kävely | walk; walking; racewalking, speedwalking ; race... |
| 2 | Finnish | kävellä | to walk |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käveldäk | to walk around |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | — |