Where does “rata” come from?

rata (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic rata, from Proto-Germanic tradō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

rata (Finnish): railroad track; track, lane, course; sheet

Definitions

  1. railroad track; track, lane, course; sheet

Ancestry of “rata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicratatrack, path
2Proto-Germanictradōway; track; spoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “rata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tradō →Every word from Proto-Finnic rata →