Where does “raitisilma” come from?
raitisilma (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.
raitisilma (Finnish): fresh air
Ancestry of “raitisilma”, step by step
raitisilma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Ilma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ilma | air |
| 2 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 4 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |
via Finnish Raitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Raitis | sober that does not drink alcohol; not given to excessive drinking of alcohol |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | raidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁dʰ- | to care |
Words derived from “raitisilma”