Where does “pellonraivaus” come from?

pellonraivaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish raivaus, 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.

pellonraivaus (Finnish): cultivation or ploughing of land for a field

Definitions

  1. cultivation or ploughing of land for a field

Ancestry of “pellonraivaus”, step by step

pellonraivaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raivaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraivausclearance, clearing; Synonym of miinanraivaus
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 pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →