Where does “raitahiiri” come from?

raitahiiri (Finnish) comes 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.

raitahiiri (Finnish): barbary striped grass mouse, "Lemniscomys...

Definitions

  1. barbary striped grass mouse, "Lemniscomys...

Ancestry of “raitahiiri”, step by step

raitahiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Raita

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

via Finnish hiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

Words derived from “raitahiiri

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną
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