Where does “raitio” come from?

raitio (Finnish) comes from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

raitio (Finnish): tram rail; Alternative form of raito

Definitions

  1. tram rail; Alternative form of raito

Ancestry of “raitio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
2Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
3Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

Words derived from “raitio”

Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Spanish -ijo →
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