Where does “raati” come from?
raati (Finnish) comes from Middle Low German rât, from Old Saxon rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
raati (Finnish): jury; city council
Definitions
- jury; city council
Ancestry of “raati”, step by step
raati traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German rât
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | rât | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | rāt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Assamese ৰাতি
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | ৰাতি | night; at night; tonight |
| 2 | Old Assamese | ৰাতি | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रात्रि | night |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रात्री | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HráHtriH | stillness of night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁trih₂ | — |
via Old Swedish rāþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | rāþ | advice, counsel |