Where does “rantakirppu” come from?

rantakirppu (Finnish) comes 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.

rantakirppu (Finnish): dune buggy, beach buggy

Definitions

  1. dune buggy, beach buggy

Ancestry of “rantakirppu”, step by step

rantakirppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Ranta

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

via Finnish kirppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppuflea
2Proto-Finnickirppuflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →