Where does “ratsastaa” come from?

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

ratsastaa (Finnish): To ride

Definitions

  1. To ride

Ancestry of “ratsastaa”, step by step

ratsastaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ratsailla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratsaillamounted on a horse, etc
2Finnishratsatato raid
3Finnishratsiaraid (by police), roundup
4Swedishrazziaraid
5Frenchrazziaraid
6Algerian Arabicغَزِيَّة—

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “ratsastaa”

Every word from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة →Every word from French razzia →Every word from Swedish razzia →