Where does “paholaisrausku” come from?

paholaisrausku (Finnish) comes from Finnish rausku — A ray; A skate.

paholaisrausku (Finnish): giant oceanic manta ray

Definitions

  1. giant oceanic manta ray

Ancestry of “paholaisrausku”, step by step

paholaisrausku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rausku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrauskuA ray; A skate

via Finnish paholainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpaholainenDevil, the devil
Every word from Finnish rausku
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