Where does “raakametalli” come from?

raakametalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish raaka, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

raakametalli (Finnish): raw metal

Definitions

  1. raw metal

Ancestry of “raakametalli”, step by step

raakametalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraakaraw; crude; rude, brutal
2Finnishraakaöljycrude oil
3Swedishråoljacrude oil
4Swedishraw; crude; rough
5Swedishrådato advise (give advice (to someone))
6Old Swedishrāþato ensure
7Old Norseráðato advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to...
8Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish metalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetallimetal
2Swedishmetallmetal
3Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
4Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
5Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
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