Where does “maanraivaaja” come from?

maanraivaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish raivaaja, from Finnish raivata, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

maanraivaaja (Finnish): pioneer person who is the first or among the earliest in a region of land

Definitions

  1. pioneer person who is the first or among the earliest in a region of land

Ancestry of “maanraivaaja”, step by step

maanraivaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raivaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraivaajaclearer, sweeper; Short for uudisraivaaja
2Finnishraivatato clear, bulldoze; to demine; often used with an...
3Proto-Germanicstrawjanąto strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrowéyetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →