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Where does “öljysora” come from?

öljysora (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.

öljysora (Finnish): tarmac

Definitions

  1. tarmac

Ancestry of “öljysora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöljyoil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish...
2Finnishraakaöljycrude oil
3Swedishråoljacrude oil
4Swedishråraw; crude; rough
5Swedishrådato advise; to rule, to reign; to be , to occur,...
6Old Swedishrāþa—
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

Words derived from “öljysora”

  • öljysorastaa
  • öljysoratie
  • öljysorapäällyste
  • öljysorapäällysteinen
  • öljysorastus
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