Where does “raittiusaate” come from?

raittiusaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish aate, from Finnish aatella, from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati — to drive.

raittiusaate (Finnish): The cause of temperance

Definitions

  1. The cause of temperance

Ancestry of “raittiusaate”, step by step

raittiusaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaateideology
2FinnishaatellaAlternative form of ajatella
3Finnishajatellato think (about)
4FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
5Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
6Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
7Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
8Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish raittius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraittiustemperance; sobriety
2FinnishRaitissober that does not drink alcohol; not given to excessive drinking of alcohol
3Proto-Germanicraidazready, arranged, prepared
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁dʰ-to care
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati