Where does “veturi” come from?

veturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vetää, from Proto-Finnic vetädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- — to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

veturi (Finnish): locomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers

Definitions

  1. locomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers

Ancestry of “veturi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvetääto pull; to lead; to blow
2Proto-Finnicvetädäkto pull
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwetä-to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

Words derived from “veturi”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vetädäk →Every word from Finnish vetää →
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