Where does “rahvusvaheline” come from?

rahvusvaheline (Estonian) comes from Estonian rahvus, from Estonian rahvas, from Proto-Finnic rahvas, from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz — full-grown.

rahvusvaheline (Estonian): international

Definitions

  1. international

Ancestry of “rahvusvaheline”, step by step

rahvusvaheline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian rahvus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrahvusethnicity, nationality; nation
2Estonianrahvaspeople
3Proto-Finnicrahvaspeople, folk
4Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown

via Estonian vaheline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvaheline—

Words derived from “rahvusvaheline”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rahvas →Every word from Estonian rahvas →