Where does “yöjuna” come from?
yöjuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.
yöjuna (Finnish): night train
Ancestry of “yöjuna”, step by step
yöjuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yö | period of day
Previous:
iltayö
Next:
aamuyö;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |
via Finnish juna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juna | train |
| 2 | Finnish | juoni | plot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jooni | path |