Where does “veturivarikko” come from?

veturivarikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish varikko, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

veturivarikko (Finnish): engine shed, locomotive shed, motive power depot, railway depot

Definitions

  1. engine shed, locomotive shed, motive power depot, railway depot

Ancestry of “veturivarikko”, step by step

veturivarikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarikkodepot; pit
2Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
3Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic warō