Where does “kiitorata” come from?

kiitorata (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...

kiitorata (Finnish): runway

Definitions

  1. runway

Ancestry of “kiitorata”, step by step

kiitorata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Rata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRataThe former (Finnish) Financial Supervision Authority authority supervising financial markets and participants; merged with another authority in 2009
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*rata
3Proto-Germanictradōway; track; spoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Finnish kiito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiitoflight, scud, dash
2Finnishkiitääto race, speed, fly, dash, scud
3Proto-Finnickiitädäk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der-Every word from Proto-Germanic tradōEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rata