Where does “ratanaula” come from?
ratanaula (Finnish) comes from Finnish naula, from Proto-Finnic nakla, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.
Ancestry of “ratanaula”, step by step
ratanaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish naula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naula | nail; pound; funt, funte |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nakla | peg, nail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | naglaz | nail; nail or peg used for fastening |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nogʰ- | claw, nail; nail |
via Finnish Rata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Rata | The former (Finnish) Financial Supervision Authority authority supervising financial markets and participants; merged with another authority in 2009 |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *rata | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tradō | way; track; spoor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |