Where does “rääkkä” come from?
rääkkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruisrääkkä, from Finnish ruis, from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.
rääkkä (Finnish): crake; the genus "Crex"
Definitions
- crake; the genus "Crex"
Ancestry of “rääkkä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruisrääkkä | corncrake, landrail |
| 2 | Finnish | ruis | rye |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rugis | rye |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rugiz | rye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wrugʰyo- | rye |