Where does “heräteraivaaja” come from?

heräteraivaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish raivaaja, from Finnish raivata, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

heräteraivaaja (Finnish): influence minesweeper that which sweeps influence mines

Definitions

  1. influence minesweeper that which sweeps influence mines

Ancestry of “heräteraivaaja”, step by step

heräteraivaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raivaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraivaajaclearer, sweeper; Short for uudisraivaaja
2Finnishraivatato clear, bulldoze; to demine; often used with an...
3Proto-Germanicstrawjanąto strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrowéyetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish heräte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherätestimulus
2Finnishherättääto wake up, awake(n)
3Finnishherätäto awake, to wake up, to awaken; to arise, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →