Where does “raittiusliike” come from?

raittiusliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish liike, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

raittiusliike (Finnish): The temperance movement

Definitions

  1. The temperance movement

Ancestry of “raittiusliike”, step by step

raittiusliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—

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-Uralic likke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic likudak →Every word from Finnish liikkua →