Where does “raitalehvähevonen” come from?

raitalehvähevonen (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.

raitalehvähevonen (Finnish): leafy sea dragon, Glauert's seadragon, Phycodurus eques marine fish with long leaf-like protrusions serving as camouflage, found along the southern and western coasts of Australia

Definitions

  1. leafy sea dragon, Glauert's seadragon, Phycodurus eques marine fish with long leaf-like protrusions serving as camouflage, found along the southern and western coasts of Australia

Ancestry of “raitalehvähevonen”, step by step

raitalehvähevonen traces back through 3 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 hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en

via Finnish lehvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehväspray, sprig small shoot or branch, together with its leaves
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną