Where does “luistinrata” come from?
luistinrata (Finnish) comes from Finnish luistin, from Finnish luistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
luistinrata (Finnish): ice skating track
Definitions
- ice skating track
Ancestry of “luistinrata”, step by step
luistinrata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luistin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luistin | ice skate, skate; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | luistaa | to slide; to go, run smoothly or successfully; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish Rata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Rata | The former (Finnish) Financial Supervision Authority authority supervising financial markets and participants; merged with another authority in 2009 |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *rata | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tradō | way; track; spoor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |