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Where does “Raino” come from?

Raino (Finnish) comes from Finnish Rainer, from German Rainer, from Old High German Reginheri, from Proto-Germanic Raginaharjaz, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

Ancestry of “Raino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRainer—
2GermanRainer—
3Old High GermanReginheri—
4Proto-GermanicRaginaharjazA male given name
5Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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