Where does “rajavartiomies” come from?
rajavartiomies (Finnish) comes from Finnish rajavartio, from Finnish 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, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- — to sift, to separate.
rajavartiomies (Finnish): border guard person
Definitions
- border guard person
Ancestry of “rajavartiomies”, step by step
rajavartiomies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rajavartio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rajavartio | border guard institution |
| 2 | Finnish | raja | border, boundary, limit, line line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |