Where does “Raija” come from?

Raija (Finnish) comes from Finnish Raisa, from Russian Раи́са, from Ancient Greek ῥήϊστος.

Ancestry of “Raija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRaisaof Finnish speakers
2RussianРаи́са—
3Ancient Greekῥήϊστος—
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥήϊστος →Every word from Russian Раи́са →Every word from Finnish Raisa →