Where does “Paaso-Rantala” come from?

Paaso-Rantala (Finnish) comes from Finnish Rantala, from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “Paaso-Rantala”, step by step

Paaso-Rantala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Rantala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRantalaAny of a number of small places in Finland
2FinnishRantaAny of a number of small places in Finland
3Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
4Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
5Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
6Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish Paaso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaaso—
2FinnishPaavaliPaul; St. Paul's
3Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
4Latinpauluslittle, small
5Latinpaullus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →