Where does “rahtikone” come from?

rahtikone (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahti, from Middle Low German vracht, from Old Saxon frāht, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “rahtikone”, step by step

rahtikone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahtifreight, cargo
2Middle Low Germanvrachtfreight money
3Old Saxonfrāht—
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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