Where does “reisija” come from?

reisija (Estonian) comes from Estonian reisima, from Estonian reis, from Middle Low German reise, from Old Saxon reisa, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

reisija (Estonian): passenger

Definitions

  1. passenger

Ancestry of “reisija”, step by step

reisija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian reisima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianreisimato travel
2Estonianreisthigh; trip, journey
3Middle Low Germanreisetravel
4Old Saxonreisa—
5Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
6Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via Estonian ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjaand
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raisō →Every word from Finnish raisu →