Where does “yöpikajuna” come from?

yöpikajuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikajuna, from Finnish pika-, from Proto-Finnic pika, from Proto-Germanic fikaz.

yöpikajuna (Finnish): night express train

Definitions

  1. night express train

Ancestry of “yöpikajuna”, step by step

yöpikajuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikajuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpikajunaAn express train
2Finnishpika-quick, fast, express, instant; summary
3Proto-Finnicpikaquick, speedy
4Proto-Germanicfikaz—

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Germanic fikaz →Every word from Finnish pika- →Every word from Finnish pikajuna →