Where does “soolojuoksu” come from?

soolojuoksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksu, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

soolojuoksu (Finnish): a running race where the leader is far ahead of anyone else, as if running alone

Definitions

  1. a running race where the leader is far ahead of anyone else, as if running alone

Ancestry of “soolojuoksu”, step by step

soolojuoksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksurun; running; plate, wall plate
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—

via Finnish soolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoolosolo
2Italiansoloalone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied,...
3Latinsōlus—
4Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy
Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joostak →Every word from Finnish juosta →
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