Where does “Raita” come from?
Raita (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Raita (Finnish): stripe, band long strip of a colour or material
Definitions
- stripe, band long strip of a colour or material
Ancestry of “Raita”, step by step
Raita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic raidō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Hindi रायता
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रायता | raita: an Indian dish made with दही and... |