Where does “rannikkovartiosto” come from?

rannikkovartiosto (Finnish) comes from Finnish rannikko, from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

rannikkovartiosto (Finnish): coast guard

Definitions

  1. coast guard

Ancestry of “rannikkovartiosto”, step by step

rannikkovartiosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rannikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrannikkocoast
2FinnishRantaAny of a number of small places in Finland
3Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
4Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
5Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
6Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish vartiosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvartiostoguard squad, group or force responsible for protecting something
2Finnishvartioguard, watch; troop
3Finnishvartijaguard
4Finnish-ja-er
5Proto-Finnic-jaForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Uralic-jaForms the present participle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-
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