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Where does “ratsailla” come from?

ratsailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish ratsata, from Finnish ratsia, from Swedish razzia, from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة.

Ancestry of “ratsailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratsatato raid
2Finnishratsiaraid , roundup; stop check
3Swedishrazzia—
4Frenchrazziaraid
5Algerian Arabicغَزِيَّة—
Every word from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة →