Where does “rakkikoira” come from?
rakkikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish räkki, from English rack, from Old English reċċan, from Proto-West Germanic rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
rakkikoira (Finnish): mongrel dog of mixed breed
Definitions
- mongrel dog of mixed breed
Ancestry of “rakkikoira”, step by step
rakkikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish räkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | räkki | rack |
| 2 | English | rack | A series of one or more shelves, stacked one... |
| 3 | Old English | reċċan | to stretch, extend; to stretch out, extend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rakkjan | to stretch, to straighten |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |