Where does “tarjoiluvaunu” come from?

tarjoiluvaunu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaunu, from Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

tarjoiluvaunu (Finnish): catering trolley, serving trolley

Definitions

  1. catering trolley, serving trolley

Ancestry of “tarjoiluvaunu”, step by step

tarjoiluvaunu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaunu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaunuwagon, coach, stagecoach; wagon, car, carriage;...
2Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
3Old Norsevagncart
4Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish tarjoilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarjoiluwaiting, service
2Finnishtarjoillato serve, dish out
3Finnishtarjotato offer; to treat; to serve
4Finnishtarjo-
5Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
6Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnosEvery word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz