Where does “rapakontakainen” come from?

rapakontakainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rapakko, from Finnish rapa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rapa, from Proto-Germanic drabaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

rapakontakainen (Finnish): behind the pond on the other side of the Atlantic

Definitions

  1. behind the pond on the other side of the Atlantic

Ancestry of “rapakontakainen”, step by step

rapakontakainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rapakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrapakkopuddle; the pond
2Finnishrapadirt, mud
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*rapa—
4Proto-Germanicdrabazdregs
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrobʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Finnish takainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakainenlocated behind something; back
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drabaz →
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