Where does “rajausviiva” come from?
rajausviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish rajaus, from Finnish rajata, from Ingrian raja, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti — to sift, to separate.
rajausviiva (Finnish): demarcation line
Definitions
- demarcation line
Ancestry of “rajausviiva”, step by step
rajausviiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rajaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rajaus | limiting; cropping |
| 2 | Finnish | rajata | to limit, confine; to crop |
| 3 | Ingrian | raja | border; boundary |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |