Where does “yöjuoksu” come from?

yöjuoksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksu, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

yöjuoksu (Finnish): an old tradition, mostly in rural areas, where a young man would visit a girl at night for courtship

Definitions

  1. an old tradition, mostly in rural areas, where a young man would visit a girl at night for courtship

Ancestry of “yöjuoksu”, step by step

yöjuoksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksurun; running; plate, wall plate
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje
Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse-Every word from Proto-Finnic joostakEvery word from Finnish juosta