Where does “raakkuäyriäinen” come from?

raakkuäyriäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish raakku, from Swedish vräka, from Old Swedish vræka, from Old Norse vreka, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

raakkuäyriäinen (Finnish): ostracod, seed shrimp, mussel shrimp any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell

Definitions

  1. ostracod, seed shrimp, mussel shrimp any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell

Ancestry of “raakkuäyriäinen”, step by step

raakkuäyriäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraakkufreshwater pearl mussel
2Swedishvräkato evict; to force a tenant to move
3Old Swedishvrækato drive; to throw; to reject
4Old Norsevrekato drive
5Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

via Finnish äyriäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäyriäinencrustacean; shellfish
2Finnishäyräsbank edge of river or lake, especially a steep one
3Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse vreka →