Where does “raiuma” come from?
raiuma (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic rakjoidak, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
raiuma (Estonian): to cut down, to chop
Ancestry of “raiuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | rakjoidak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |