Where does “raiteenvaihtopaikka” come from?

raiteenvaihtopaikka (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.

raiteenvaihtopaikka (Finnish): crossover

Definitions

  1. crossover

Ancestry of “raiteenvaihtopaikka”, step by step

raiteenvaihtopaikka traces back through 3 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 vaihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaihtoexchange; swap; shift key
2Finnishvaihtaato change, replace; to exchange, switch; to swap
3Proto-Finnicvaihtadakto change
4Proto-Finnic-tadakForms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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