Where does “taukoliikunta” come from?

taukoliikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikunta, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

taukoliikunta (Finnish): break exercise

Definitions

  1. break exercise

Ancestry of “taukoliikunta”, step by step

taukoliikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liikunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikuntaexercise; physical education
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—

via Finnish tauko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Uralic likke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic likudak →Every word from Finnish liikkua →