Where does “uloskäytävä” come from?
uloskäytävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulos, from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.
Ancestry of “uloskäytävä”, step by step
uloskäytävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ulos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ulos | out, outside; outdoors |
| 2 | Finnish | ulko- | outer, external; foreign; overseas |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ulko | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | ulka | wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |
via Finnish käytävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käytävä | A corridor; An aisle; Present passive participle... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |