Where does “ajotee” come from?

ajotee (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ajo, from Ingrian aijaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ajotee (Ingrian): road fit for traffic

Definitions

  1. road fit for traffic

Ancestry of “ajotee”, step by step

ajotee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian ajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianajodrive
2Ingrianaijaato ride; drive; sail
3Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
4Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Ingrian tee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianteeway; path
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati →
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