Where does “tavarateline” come from?

tavarateline (Finnish) comes from Finnish teline, from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

tavarateline (Finnish): luggage carrier, luggage rack, cargo rack device for attaching cargo onto a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., especially on the back of the vehicle

Definitions

  1. luggage carrier, luggage rack, cargo rack device for attaching cargo onto a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., especially on the back of the vehicle

Ancestry of “tavarateline”, step by step

tavarateline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelinerack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus
2Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2HungarianUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel-Every word from Proto-Germanic þeląEvery word from Finnish tela