Where does “vaihtolippu” come from?
vaihtolippu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaihto, from Finnish vaihtaa, from Proto-Finnic vaihtadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
vaihtolippu (Finnish): transfer ticket, transfer receipt; a ticket or receipt which may be used to switch to another mode of transport, from one bus to another, etc
Definitions
- transfer ticket, transfer receipt; a ticket or receipt which may be used to switch to another mode of transport, from one bus to another, etc
Ancestry of “vaihtolippu”, step by step
vaihtolippu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaihto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaihto | exchange; swap; shift key |
| 2 | Finnish | vaihtaa | to change, replace; to exchange, switch; to swap |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vaihtadak | to change |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via Finnish lippu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lippu | flag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket |