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 taxamètre →Every word from French taximètre →Every word from English taximeter →