Where does “ratapölkky” come from?
ratapölkky (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...
ratapölkky (Finnish): railroad tie, cross-tie US, railway sleeper, sleeper UK heavy, preserved piece of timber or concrete slab laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad
Definitions
- railroad tie, cross-tie US, railway sleeper, sleeper UK heavy, preserved piece of timber or concrete slab laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad
Ancestry of “ratapölkky”, step by step
ratapölkky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via Finnish pölkky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pölkky | log, stock, block of wood |