Where does “taksijono” come from?

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

taksijono (Finnish): taxi line, taxi queue line or queue of people waiting for a taxi

Definitions

  1. taxi line, taxi queue line or queue of people waiting for a taxi

Ancestry of “taksijono”, step by step

taksijono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaksitaxi
2EnglishtaxiA vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3Englishtaximeter cab
4EnglishtaximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5Frenchtaximètretaximeter
6Frenchtaxamètre

via Finnish jono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjonoline, queue straight sequence of people or items
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from French taxamètreEvery word from French taximètreEvery word from English taximeter
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