Where does “vuorosuuntainen” come from?

vuorosuuntainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuoro, from Proto-Finnic vooro — turn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work).

vuorosuuntainen (Finnish): semiduplex, half-duplex

Definitions

  1. semiduplex, half-duplex

Ancestry of “vuorosuuntainen”, step by step

vuorosuuntainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
Every word from Proto-Finnic vooroEvery word from Finnish vuoro