Where does “ratsastussaapas” come from?

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

ratsastussaapas (Finnish): riding boot

Definitions

  1. riding boot

Ancestry of “ratsastussaapas”, step by step

ratsastussaapas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ratsastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratsastushorseriding, equestrianism, equitation; riding;...
2FinnishratsastaaTo ride
3Finnishratsaillamounted on a horse, etc
4Finnishratsatato raid
5Finnishratsiaraid (by police), roundup
6Swedishrazziaraid
7Frenchrazziaraid
8Algerian Arabicغَزِيَّة—

via Finnish saapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaapasboot
2Old East Slavicсапогъ—
3Proto-Slavicsapogъ—
Every word from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة →Every word from French razzia →Every word from Swedish razzia →