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Where does “raivata” come from?

raivata (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

raivata (Finnish): to clear, bulldoze; to demine; often used with an...

Definitions

  1. to clear, bulldoze; to demine; often used with an...

Ancestry of “raivata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrawjanąto strew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrowéyetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “raivata”

  • raivain
  • miinanraivaaja
  • raivaaja
  • raivaustraktori
  • raivaus
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