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 — to go.

sauvakävely (Finnish): Nordic walking

Definitions

  1. Nordic walking

Ancestry of “sauvakävely”, step by step

sauvakävely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kävely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkävelywalk trip made by walking
2Finnishkävelläto walk
3Proto-Finnickäveldäkto walk around
4Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
5Proto-Finnickäwe-—
6Proto-Germanic*skēwijanąto go

via Finnish sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—

Words derived from “sauvakävely”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic käwe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk →