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Where does “köysirata” come from?

köysirata (Finnish) comes from Finnish Rata, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rata, from Proto-Germanic tradō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

köysirata (Finnish): cableway; cable car, cablecar; flying fox,...

Definitions

  1. cableway; cable car, cablecar; flying fox,...

Ancestry of “köysirata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRata—
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*rata—
3Proto-Germanictradōway; track; spoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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