Where does “rahvas” come from?

rahvas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic rahvas, from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz — full-grown.

rahvas (Finnish): The peasantry, common/ordinary people/folks,...

Definitions

  1. The peasantry, common/ordinary people/folks,...

Ancestry of “rahvas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrahvaspeople, folk
2Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown

Words derived from “rahvas

Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawwazEvery word from Proto-Finnic rahvas