Where does “uraohjus” come from?

uraohjus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ura, from Proto-Finnic ura, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ura.

uraohjus (Finnish): career-obsessed person, careerist especially one that is seeing success and progressing with their career

Definitions

  1. career-obsessed person, careerist especially one that is seeing success and progressing with their career

Ancestry of “uraohjus”, step by step

uraohjus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuratrack, groove, rut; career; groove, slot, score
2Proto-Finnicuragroove
3Proto-Finno-Ugricura—

via Finnish ohjus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjusmissile, guided missile
2Finnishohjatato steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohjat'ak—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ura →Every word from Proto-Finnic ura →Every word from Finnish ura →