Where does “lääninraja” come from?
lääninraja (Finnish) comes from Finnish raja, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.
lääninraja (Finnish): province boundary
Definitions
- province boundary
Ancestry of “lääninraja”, step by step
lääninraja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish raja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raja | border, boundary, limit, line line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |
via Finnish lääni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lääni | province; A translation for a similar... |
| 2 | Swedish | län | fief, fiefdom; a county, a political subdivision... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | län | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lēn | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | lén | fief, fee; royal grant or emoulement; royal... |
| 6 | Middle Low German | lehen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laihną | that which is lent, loan; fief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |