Where does “taksirenki” come from?
taksirenki (Finnish) comes from Finnish taksi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.
taksirenki (Finnish): hired taxi driver; a taxi driver who does not own the taxi they drive
Definitions
- hired taxi driver; a taxi driver who does not own the taxi they drive
Ancestry of “taksirenki”, step by step
taksirenki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taksi | taxi |
| 2 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 3 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 4 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 5 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 6 | French | taxamètre | — |
via Finnish renki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | renki | farmhand; a boychild |
| 2 | Swedish | dräng | A hired agricultural worker; farmhand; A person... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | drænger | man, especially a capable or brave man; young... |
| 4 | Old Norse | drengr | lad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drangijaz | stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant |