Where does “raittikylä” come from?

raittikylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric külä — dwelling.

raittikylä (Finnish): a village located (mostly) along a (single) road

Definitions

  1. a village located (mostly) along a (single) road

Ancestry of “raittikylä”, step by step

raittikylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylävillage; Any private place, typically someone...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling

via Finnish raitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraittia lone village road splitting the village in half
2Proto-Finnicraittirow, line
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric külä →Every word from Finnish kylä →