Where does “Rata” come from?
Rata (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rata, from Proto-Germanic tradō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Ancestry of “Rata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *rata | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tradō | way; track; spoor |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |