Where does “ratsastus” come from?

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

ratsastus (Finnish): horseriding, equestrianism, equitation; riding;...

Definitions

  1. horseriding, equestrianism, equitation; riding;...

Ancestry of “ratsastus”, step by step

ratsastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ratsastaa

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

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “ratsastus

Every word from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّةEvery word from French razziaEvery word from Swedish razzia