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Where does “taksi” come from?

taksi (Finnish) comes from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.

taksi (Finnish): taxi

Definitions

  1. taxi

Ancestry of “taksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
2Englishtaximeter cab—
3EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
4Frenchtaximètretaximeter
5Frenchtaxamètre—

Words derived from “taksi”

  • polkupyörätaksi
  • taksinkuljettaja
  • taksin
  • taksisuhari
  • taksimaksu
  • taksitolppa
  • ulataksi
  • reittitaksi
  • taksikuski
  • taksiasema
  • taksimies
  • fillaritaksi
  • invataksi
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