Where does “täysperävaunuyhdistelmä” come from?
täysperävaunuyhdistelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish täysperävaunu, from Finnish perävaunu, from Finnish vaunu, from Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
täysperävaunuyhdistelmä (Finnish): A combination of a truck and a "true" trailer (as opposed to a semi-trailer), a tractor-trailer
Definitions
- A combination of a truck and a "true" trailer (as opposed to a semi-trailer), a tractor-trailer
Ancestry of “täysperävaunuyhdistelmä”, step by step
täysperävaunuyhdistelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish täysperävaunu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | täysperävaunu | A trailer, whose weight rests on its own wheels |
| 2 | Finnish | perävaunu | A trailer |
| 3 | Finnish | vaunu | wagon, coach, stagecoach; wagon, car, carriage;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | vaghn | wagon, cart |
| 5 | Old Norse | vagn | cart |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Finnish yhdistelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdistelmä | A combination; A short form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | mä | I |
| 3 | Finnish | minä | I; ego; self |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | minä | I, me |
| 5 | Uralic | *minä | — |