Where does “öljysorastaa” come from?
öljysorastaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish öljysora, from Finnish öljy, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða — to fit, to fix, to put together.
öljysorastaa (Finnish): to pave with tarmac
Definitions
- to pave with tarmac
Ancestry of “öljysorastaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | öljysora | tarmac |
| 2 | Finnish | öljy | oil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish... |
| 3 | Finnish | raakaöljy | crude oil |
| 4 | Swedish | råolja | crude oil |
| 5 | Swedish | rå | raw; crude; rough |
| 6 | Swedish | råda | to advise (give advice (to someone)) |
| 7 | Old Swedish | rāþa | to ensure |
| 8 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |