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Where does “rantautua” come from?

rantautua (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.

rantautua (Finnish): to beach, strand, landfall; to arrive, to reach,...

Definitions

  1. to beach, strand, landfall; to arrive, to reach,...

Ancestry of “rantautua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRanta—
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

Words derived from “rantautua”

  • rantautuminen
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