Where does “rataosa” come from?

rataosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Rata, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rata, from Proto-Germanic tradō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

rataosa (Finnish): railway section

Definitions

  1. railway section

Ancestry of “rataosa”, step by step

rataosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Rata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRataThe former (Finnish) Financial Supervision Authority authority supervising financial markets and participants; merged with another authority in 2009
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*rata—
3Proto-Germanictradōway; track; spoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Finnish osa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
2Proto-Finnicosapart
3Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tradō →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rata →