Where does “öljynporaaja” come from?

öljynporaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish öljy, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

öljynporaaja (Finnish): oil driller

Definitions

  1. oil driller

Ancestry of “öljynporaaja”, step by step

öljynporaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish öljy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöljyoil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish...
2Finnishraakaöljycrude oil
3Swedishråoljacrude oil
4Swedishraw; crude; rough
5Swedishrådato advise (give advice (to someone))
6Old Swedishrāþato ensure
7Old Norseráðato advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to...
8Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish poraaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporaajadriller
2Finnishporatato drill, bore; to bore out; to wallbang
3Finnishporadrill
4Swedishborrdrill
5Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
6Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-