Where does “ratsastajapatsas” come from?

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

ratsastajapatsas (Finnish): equestrian statue

Definitions

  1. equestrian statue

Ancestry of “ratsastajapatsas”, step by step

ratsastajapatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ratsastaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratsastajarider; slider, sail slide
2FinnishratsastaaTo ride
3Finnishratsaillamounted on a horse, etc
4Finnishratsatato raid
5Finnishratsiaraid (by police), roundup
6Swedishrazziaraid
7Frenchrazziaraid
8Algerian Arabicغَزِيَّة—

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة →Every word from French razzia →Every word from Swedish razzia →