vaunu

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • wagon, coach, stagecoach see usage notes
  • (railroads) wagon, US car, UK carriage
  • (military) armoured combat vehicle, tank

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish vaghn derived from Old Norse vagn derived from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (wagon, cart) root from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵʰ-

Gloss

move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

行

Emoji

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