Where does “raakatalja” come from?
raakatalja (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.
raakatalja (Finnish): rawhide
Definitions
- rawhide
Ancestry of “raakatalja”, step by step
raakatalja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish raaka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raaka | raw; crude; rude, brutal |
| 2 | Finnish | raakaöljy | crude oil |
| 3 | Swedish | råolja | crude oil |
| 4 | Swedish | rå | raw; crude; rough |
| 5 | Swedish | råda | to advise (give advice (to someone)) |
| 6 | Old Swedish | rāþa | to ensure |
| 7 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Finnish talja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talja | fleece; hide; tackle |
| 2 | Swedish | tälja | to carve; to tell, to recount, to count |
| 3 | Dutch | talie | — |
| 4 | Italian | taglia | size; size or dimensions; dresswear |
| 5 | Italian | tagliare | to cut or slash; to spike; to cleave |
| 6 | Late Latin | talio | a punishment equal to the injury sustained;... |
| 7 | Latin | talea | A long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂l- | to grow; young animal |