Where does “tienpohja” come from?

tienpohja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tienpohja (Finnish): roadbed

Definitions

  1. roadbed

Ancestry of “tienpohja”, step by step

tienpohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →