Where does “sveitsinajokoira” come from?
sveitsinajokoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sveitsi, from German Schweiz, from German Schwyz, from Latin Suittes, from Old High German swīdan, from Proto-West Germanic swīþan, from Proto-Germanic swīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European swey- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
sveitsinajokoira (Finnish): Swiss hound, Schweizer Laufhund
Definitions
- Swiss hound, Schweizer Laufhund
Ancestry of “sveitsinajokoira”, step by step
sveitsinajokoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Sveitsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sveitsi | Swiss |
| 2 | German | Schweiz | Switzerland |
| 3 | German | Schwyz | — |
| 4 | Latin | Suittes | — |
| 5 | Old High German | swīdan | to burn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | swīþan | to burn, to singe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swīþaną | to burn, singe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Finnish ajokoira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajokoira | hound |
| 2 | Finnish | ajo | driving; riding; chase |
| 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 |