Where does “vapausperiaate” come from?

vapausperiaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish periaate, from Finnish aate, from Finnish aatella, from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja- — to drive.

vapausperiaate (Finnish): liberty principle

Definitions

  1. liberty principle

Ancestry of “vapausperiaate”, step by step

vapausperiaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish periaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperiaateprinciple
2Finnishaateideology
3FinnishaatellaAlternative form of ajatella
4Finnishajatellato think (about)
5FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
6Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
7Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
8Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
9Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish vapaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvapausfreedom
2Finnishvapaafree; free, off; spare, free
3Finnishvapada
4Old East Slavicсвободьfree
5Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
6Proto-Slavic-oda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-
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