Where does “raaistua” come from?
raaistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish raaistaa, from Finnish raaka, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða — to fit, to fix, to put together.
raaistua (Finnish): to become more brutal
Ancestry of “raaistua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | raaistaa | to brutalise/brutalize |
| 2 | Finnish | raaka | raw; crude; rude, brutal |
| 3 | Finnish | raakaöljy | crude oil |
| 4 | Swedish | råolja | crude oil |
| 5 | Swedish | rå | raw; crude; rough |
| 6 | Swedish | råda | to advise; to rule, to reign; to be , to occur,... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | rāþa | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |