Where does “työmatkapyöräilijä” come from?

työmatkapyöräilijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyöräilijä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

työmatkapyöräilijä (Finnish): bicycle commuter

Definitions

  1. bicycle commuter

Ancestry of “työmatkapyöräilijä”, step by step

työmatkapyöräilijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyöräilijä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpyöräilijäA cyclist
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish työmatka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyömatkacommute, trip to work or back; business trip
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →