Where does “tandempyörä” come from?

tandempyörä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tandem, from Latin tandem, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tandempyörä (Finnish): tandem

Definitions

  1. tandem

Ancestry of “tandempyörä”, step by step

tandempyörä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tandem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtandemtandem bicycle
2Latintandemat length, at last, finally, eventually
3Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
4Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Finnish pyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m →