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

  1. ice skating track

Ancestry of “luistinrata”, step by step

luistinrata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluistinice skate, skate; First-person singular...
2Finnishluistaato slide; to go, run smoothly or successfully; to...
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

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...
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka