Where does “sunnuntaiajelija” come from?
sunnuntaiajelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajelija, from Finnish ajella, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
sunnuntaiajelija (Finnish): Sunday driver one who drives slowly, as for leisure or sightseeing
Definitions
- Sunday driver one who drives slowly, as for leisure or sightseeing
Ancestry of “sunnuntaiajelija”, step by step
sunnuntaiajelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ajelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajelija | one who drives around |
| 2 | Finnish | ajella | to drive, motor; to shave |
| 3 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Finnish sunnuntai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sunnuntai | Sunday |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sunnundag | Sunday |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 5 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |