Where does “polunraivaaja” come from?

polunraivaaja (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.

polunraivaaja (Finnish): trailblazer, pathfinder

Definitions

  1. trailblazer, pathfinder

Ancestry of “polunraivaaja”, step by step

polunraivaaja 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 polku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkupath, trail, track; path; treading, stomping
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →