Where does “veturijuna” come from?

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

veturijuna (Finnish): a train that requires a locomotive

Definitions

  1. a train that requires a locomotive

Ancestry of “veturijuna”, step by step

veturijuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveturilocomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers
2Finnishvetääto pull; to lead; to blow
3Proto-Finnicvetädäkto pull
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwetä-to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vetädäk →Every word from Finnish vetää →