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Where does “öljysorastus” come from?

öljysorastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish öljysorastaa, from Finnish öljysora, from Finnish öljy, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa — to fit, to fix, to put together.

öljysorastus (Finnish): tarmac paving

Definitions

  1. tarmac paving

Ancestry of “öljysorastus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöljysorastaato pave with tarmac
2Finnishöljysoratarmac
3Finnishöljyoil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish...
4Finnishraakaöljycrude oil
5Swedishråoljacrude oil
6Swedishråraw; crude; rough
7Swedishrådato advise; to rule, to reign; to be , to occur,...
8Old Swedishrāþa—
9Old Norseráðato advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to...
10Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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