Where does “raidepuskin” come from?

raidepuskin (Finnish) comes from Finnish raide, from Finnish Raita, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

raidepuskin (Finnish): buffer obstacle preventing trains from leaving the rails

Definitions

  1. buffer obstacle preventing trains from leaving the rails

Ancestry of “raidepuskin”, step by step

raidepuskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraidetrack, railroad track; numbered track or platform...
2FinnishRaitastripe, band long strip of a colour or material
3Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish puskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuskinA rammer or other tool for ramming or pushing
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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