Where does “tienreuna” come from?

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

tienreuna (Finnish): side of the road, shoulder

Definitions

  1. side of the road, shoulder

Ancestry of “tienreuna”, step by step

tienreuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

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

via Finnish reuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →